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Syria restored at OPCW after years of suspension

Syria

Syria restored at OPCW after years of suspension

Member states handed back Syria's voting rights at the global chemical weapons watchdog on Thursday, following what they described as "a significant change in circumstances" since the fall of the Assad regime.

US pounds Iran again as Tehran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain

Iran

US pounds Iran again as Tehran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain

The U.S. military said on Thursday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war.

Trump gives Erdogan a diplomatic boost

Turkey

Trump gives Erdogan a diplomatic boost

Turkey put on a red-white-and-blue air show and named a new airport building after President Donald Trump, seeking to take its relationship with the U.S. to new heights at a NATO summit in Ankara, even as the U.S. leader lashed out at others in the defence alliance. 

Massive U.S. blitz on Iran

Iran

Massive U.S. blitz on Iran

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that it was launching fresh strikes on Iran aimed at keeping the critical Strait of Hormuz open to traffic, hours after President Donald Trump declared that an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was "over."

U.S. set to drop Syria from terrorism list

Syria

U.S. set to drop Syria from terrorism list

President Donald Trump on Wednesday informed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that he had decided to remove the country from the U.S. list of designated state sponsors of terrorism.

Iran's golden weapon

Strait of Hormuz

Iran's golden weapon

Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a "golden weapon" to Iran, for which it is willing to risk new escalations with the United States, and is a bigger priority than a nuclear programme for which it accepted decades of sanctions.

Turkey presses NATO on arms restrictions

Turkey

Turkey presses NATO on arms restrictions

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that NATO allies must lift defence-industry restrictions among them, pressing the case for Ankara to break into some Europe-only initiatives. 

Lebanon condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait

Lebanon

Lebanon condemns Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait

Lebanon has strongly condemned Iran’s attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, as regional tensions surged following U.S. strikes on more than 80 targets in Iran and earlier attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

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