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Pompeo: US-Saudi Arabian alliance vital

While the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi goes against American values, Saudi Arabia is a force of stability in the Middle East, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, Pompeo defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship by stressing...

Sunday’s earthquake in Iran leads to power cuts in Iraq

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rattled Iran on Sunday has led to power outages in some parts of next-door Iraq, the Iraqi Electricity Ministry has reported. According to a Wednesday statement released by the ministry, local electricity production was affected after Sunday’s quake ruptured...

Israeli court rules Jewish ownership of West Bank land

Israel’s Supreme Court has approved the ownership of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of 522 dunums (1,000 square meters) of Palestinian land near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to Israeli media on Wednesday.  Israeli newspaper Hayom said court judges rejected an appeal...

Riyadh pledges $50M to UN Palestinian refugee agency

Saudi Arabia pledged $50 million in aid Wednesday to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which has been hit by the withdrawal of all U.S. funding. The announcement was made at a news conference in Riyadh by the director of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief...