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Turkey and Venezuela coordinate post-quake assistance

Turkey

Turkey and Venezuela coordinate post-quake assistance

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke by phone Thursday with his Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil to discuss the earthquakes that have struck Venezuela and the country's urgent need for humanitarian assistance, a Turkish foreign ministry source confirmed.

Lebanon's most embarrassing billboard problem just got fixed

Lebanon

Lebanon's most embarrassing billboard problem just got fixed

Lebanon's Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar ordered Thursday the removal of pro-Iran banners that had been displayed along the road leading to Beirut's international airport, the country's most visible gateway to the world.

Netanyahu left out in the cold

Israel

Netanyahu left out in the cold

The biggest casualty of the U.S.-Iran deal may not be Israel's Iran strategy, but the political brand Benjamin Netanyahu spent decades building as the Israeli leader who could uniquely bend Washington to his will on Iran, analysts, former U.S. officials and diplomats say.

Saudi TV journalist dies in Yemen bombing

Yemen

Saudi TV journalist dies in Yemen bombing

 A correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya television in Yemen was killed when a bomb planted on his car exploded, the network said on Thursday.

The PIF's $55 billion power play

Saudi Arabia

The PIF's $55 billion power play

The acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), the most significant transaction in the history of the video game industry, is taking longer than anticipated to close, sources indicate.

Israel and Lebanon push back on U.S. statement

Lebanon

Israel and Lebanon push back on U.S. statement

Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a U.S. official said Israel had pulled some troops back in a good faith gesture toward Lebanon's government.

Turkey closes the press door

Turkey

Turkey closes the press door

Dozens of Turkish journalists have been denied accreditation for a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara next month, media outlets and journalist associations said on Thursday, with NATO saying it relied on Turkey for guidance about journalists.

U.S. seeks Bahraini support for Iran deal

Bahrain

U.S. seeks Bahraini support for Iran deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies. 

Iraq puts OPEC on notice

Iraq

Iraq puts OPEC on notice

Iraq will be compelled to consider all available options if its OPEC quota is not significantly increased, a senior Iraqi oil ministry official told Reuters on Thursday.

Disarm Hezbollah by force: Syria's Liberal Party offers Lebanon a way out

Syria

Disarm Hezbollah by force: Syria's Liberal Party offers Lebanon a way out

The Syrian Liberal Party has issued a bold call for a decisive international military alliance to disarm Hezbollah and restore full stability to Lebanon, proposing that Beirut formally request assistance from the existing US-sponsored international counterterrorism coalition.

Rubio defends Iran deal as Israel holds firm on Lebanon troops

Iran

Rubio defends Iran deal as Israel holds firm on Lebanon troops

The United States' top diplomat sought backing from sceptical Gulf allies on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's deal with Iran to end their war, while in another challenge to the accord, Israel insisted it would keep troops in southern Lebanon.

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