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Qatar: Diplomatic crisis triggers panic buying for food

Diplomatic relations have worsened between Arabic state and neighbours.

Jun 5, 2017

By Julian Kossoff

Saudi Arabia

Oil Futures Drop to New Lows on Global Growth and Oil Glut Concerns

Qatari diplomatic row drags oil futures lower

Decision by several Saudi-led Middle Eastern nations to sever ties with Doha sent oil futures tumbling.

Jun 5, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

OPEC Isis

Economic 'Qatarstrophe' looms as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations sever ties with Doha

Decision by several Saudi-led Middle Eastern nations to sever ties with Qatar would have far reaching implications from flights to football.

Jun 5, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Saudi Arabia OPEC Isis

Hamas leader heads to Egypt for rare talks with officials

Yehiya Sinwar hoping to improve cool relations between Gaza and Cairo.

Jun 4, 2017

By Associated Press

Egypt

Russia speaks out against threat of North Korea's nuclear plans

Former allies not seeing eye-to-eye.

Jun 4, 2017

By Associated Press

North Korea Russia

Sino-US ties in trouble? Mattis slams Beijing's role in South China Sea but lauds its efforts on North Korea

US Defence chief James Mattis said US will not accept China's 'indisputable militarisation' that will undermine regional stability.

Jun 3, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Russia preparing to supply advanced S-400 air defence missile systems to India

Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the $5bn worth deal in October 2016.

Jun 2, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump 'surrenders' over Jerusalem embassy

President Trump reneges on campaign promise to move US embassy from Tel Aviv

Jun 1, 2017

By Julian Kossoff

Israel Donald Trump

Chechen leader invites Macron to region over reports of gay concentration camps

Ramzan Kadyrov called news stories "false information".

May 30, 2017

By Associated Press

US Senator John McCain labels Putin's Russia as a 'bigger threat than Isis'

McCain thinks Putin is the 'premier and most important threat' to the US.

May 29, 2017

By Oli Gamp

Vladimir Putin Russia Isis Syria Donald Trump

Opec 'not concerned' by Donald Trump's proposal to sell US strategic petroleum reserves

US President's plan to sell half of his country's crude oil reserves fails to unnerve Opec members.

May 26, 2017

By Gaurav Sharma

Donald Trump OPEC Goldman Sachs

UK considers halting US intelligence sharing after Manchester attack photo leak

Salman Abedi's name was also revealed to American media.

May 25, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

G7 leaders should pay their fair share of UN's famine appeal, Oxfam says

Collectively the G7 nations have provided $1.7bn so far – just under 60% of their fair share.

May 24, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema

Zambian opposition leader's wife urges international community to help free Hakainde Hichilema

Hichilema has been in prison for 43 days on treason charges that carry the death penalty.

May 22, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte trip to Moscow

Duterte wants Russian precision bombs as he embarks on his first official trip to Moscow

President Rodrigo Duterte will be on an official five-day visit to Moscow to meet PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin.

May 22, 2017

By Karen Noronha

Philippines Moscow Russia European Union

'Increasing international pressure' on Germany over Herero and Hama genocide in Namibia

The massacres of the Namibian tribes became known as the first genocide of the 20th century.

May 18, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

Duterte rejects $280m aid from European Union to project Philippines as 'independent nation'

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decided to reject grants to prevent EU from interfering in his drug war policy.

May 18, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Israel provided classified intel that Trump shared with Russian diplomats

The US and Israel reaffirmed their intelligence-sharing relationship in separate statements.

May 16, 2017

By Nicole Rojas

Israel White House

Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

Protect Dr Mukwege and thousands of sexual abuse victims in DRC, urges Panzi director

Tony Gambino speaks exclusively to IBTimes UK about risks posed during Monusco protection shake-up.

May 16, 2017

By Elsa Buchanan

DRC

Row between Germany and Turkey escalates as Merkel mulls troop withdrawal

German soldiers at the Incirlik airbase may be moved to Jordan instead.

May 16, 2017

By Tareq Haddad

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