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Qatar to withdraw from OPEC as of January

Qatar will withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as of January, the country’s energy minister announced on Monday.  Speaking at a press conference, Saad al-Kaabi said the decision comes after Qatar reviewed ways in which it could improve its...

Wounded Yemeni rebels to be treated in Oman

Yemeni officials say some 50 rebels wounded in fighting will be flown to neighboring Oman for treatment. Their planned evacuation Monday on an Ethiopian Airways flight from Sanaa would meet one of the conditions set by the Houthi rebels to participate in peace talks in Sweden later this...

Yemen's central bank is awaiting $3 billion deposits: SABA

Yemen's central bank is awaiting deposits worth $3 billon from foreign sources, the state news agency SABA quoted its governor, Mohammed Zammam, as saying on Saturday. "There is a set of decisions the United Nations or some countries will take regarding the new deposits," Zammam said....