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On streets of Tehran, relief for now at no wider conflict

Jan 9, 2020

Many Iranians say they are relieved that neither their country nor the United States appear primed right now for a more direct military confrontation

Soleimani, a general who became Iran icon by targeting US

Jan 3, 2020

For Iranians, Qassem Soleimani widely represented the most prominent figure outside its Shiite theocracy of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure

Clashes halt production at Libyan oil field

Nov 27, 2019

The Libyan national oil company says it has suspended operations at a key oil field due to fighting between armed factions

Egypt says looting attempt causes oil pipeline fire; 7 dead

Nov 13, 2019

Egyptian officials say an oil pipeline caught fire when thieves tried to tap into it to siphon off gasoline in the Nile Delta province of Beheira, and at least seven people were killed

UAE says it has world's sixth-largest crude oil reserves

Nov 5, 2019

UAE says it's home to world's sixth-largest crude oil reserves, surpassing fellow Gulf Arab nation Kuwait

Saudi energy minister: Saudi Aramco's public offering 'soon'

Oct 30, 2019

Saudi energy minister says planned initial public offering of oil giant Saudi Aramco happening 'soon'

Iran's Guard says it detains Paris-based exiled journalist

Oct 14, 2019

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says it has arrested an exiled journalist who helped fan the flames of nationwide economic protests that struck the country at the end of 2017

The Latest: Germany to curtail arms exports to Turkey

Oct 12, 2019

Germany's foreign minister has announced that the country will curtail its arms exports to Turkey, which has started a military offensive into northeastern Syria against Syrian Kurdish fighters

Xi becomes 1st Chinese president in 2 decades to visit Nepal

Oct 12, 2019

Xi Jinping has become the first Chinese president in more than two decades to visit Nepal, where he's expected to sign agreements on major infrastructure projects

Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia

Oct 11, 2019

Iranian officials say missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia