PUK quits Iraqi Kurdistan government, deepening power struggle
One of Iraq’s two main Kurdish parties withdrew from the government in north Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, deepening a long-running power struggle.
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Saudi Arabia rejects Wall Street Journal report on Houthi demands as ‘pure fabrication’
Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly categorically rejects Wall Street Journal claims about Houthi demands, calling them pure fabrication.
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Turkey's parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact, clearing way for military support to Saudi Arabia
Turkey's parliament ratifies Mecca defence pact, clearing way for military support to Saudi Arabia Turkey's parliament on Thursday ratified the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a defence pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, clearing the way for Ankara to send military support to Riyadh amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis against the kingdom. Under the agreement, signed by the three regional powers in August and sent to parliament for approval last month, an attack on one par…
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Why China stands to gain from Trump's midterm drubbing
Beijing can now portray its diplomatic backing, purchases of Iranian oil and provision of dual-use technology as having helped Iran withstand a war that has exacted a political price from the US president.