EU urges Saudi to end women’s guardianship system
The European Parliament urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to abolish its male guardianship system, under which women have to seek permission from their guardian on...
Middle East
Iran’s Rouhani blames US, Israel for attack on elite Guards
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States and its regional allies on Thursday for a suicide bombing in southeastern Iran that killed 27 members...
Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting
By Lesley Wroughton and Marcin Goclowski US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Thursday for a new era of cooperation on the Middle...
EU adds Saudi Arabia to dirty-money blacklist, upsets Britain
By Francesco Guarascio STRASBOURG, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations seen...
‘Slow and methodical’ progress in IS Syria pocket – coalition
Kurdish-led fighters battling to capture Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Syria are making “slow and methodical” progress, the US-led coalition backing them said on Tuesday. “The...
Militant Iran taunts U.S. on revolution’s 40th birthday
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians marched and some burned U.S. flags to mark the revolution’s 40th anniversary on Monday as Tehran showed off ballistic missiles...
Coalition warplanes hit last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria
U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State’s last stronghold in eastern Syria and hundreds of civilians fled the besieged enclave on Monday as U.S.-backed fighters pressed their campaign...
Turkey says Saudi lack of transparency on Khashoggi concerning
The “complete lack of transparency” from Saudi officials on the investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is deeply concerning and detrimental to their credibility, an...
Evidence shows Khashoggi murder planned, carried out by Saudi officials – UN
A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated”...
Saudi Arabia to address abuse of male guardianship system
Saudi Arabia will study how its male guardianship system is being abused, Saudi media reported on Monday, after the flight of an 18-year-old woman to Thailand last month focused...
