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Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights restricted

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights restricted

By Hatem Maher and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO/DUBAI Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights on Friday, in line with US pressure, and an Iranian official

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks

By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, while Tehran sought to distance itself from the

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights curtailed

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as more Iranian flights curtailed

By Timour Azhari and Hatem Maher RIYADH/CAIRO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs are to discuss help for Saudi Arabia as it faces attacks by Yemen's Houthis, while Iraq further curtailed Iranian flights on Friday in line with US pressure, and an Iranian official

Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan

By Menna AlaaElDin and Parisa Hafezi CAIRO/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday awaited an official US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the wider Middle East war after the Wall Street Journal reported that US President Donald Trump had

Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'

Yemen’s civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals with 'a very dangerous situation'

Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world's poorest nation

Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, WSJ reports

Trump rejects Iranian peace proposal, WSJ reports

By Steve Holland and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional fighting within seven days, and told aides he expects to resume bombing after November congressional elections,

Trump, Xi discuss Middle East war as Iran presses 7-day plan to end fighting

Trump, Xi discuss Middle East war as Iran presses 7-day plan to end fighting

By Bo Erickson and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned to the Middle East war at their summit on Friday, as Iran pressed Washington to accept a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt regional

France working on UN resolution for Strait of Hormuz navigation, and other Mideast developments

France working on UN resolution for Strait of Hormuz navigation, and other Mideast developments

France is working on a draft United Nations Security Council resolution backing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

UN says Yemen violence struck camps and health centres

UN says Yemen violence struck camps and health centres

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Displacement camps and health centres have been attacked during surging violence in Yemen between Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces and Iran-backed Houthis, UN agencies said on Thursday, deploring a growing civilian death toll which includes children.

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

New US sanctions shut down Iranian flights

By Federico Maccioni, Eman Abouhassira and Timour Azhari DUBAI/RIYADH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian airlines were barred from neighbouring countries including the UAE and Oman on Thursday in response to new US sanctions, the first big impact of a shift in US policy to target companies in third

Iranian flights cancelled as new US 'D-Day' sanctions take effect, Saudis say they shoot down Houthi missiles

Iranian flights cancelled as new US 'D-Day' sanctions take effect, Saudis say they shoot down Houthi missiles

DUBAI/RIYADH, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Iranian flights to Gulf neighbours including travel hub Dubai appeared to have been cancelled on Thursday after a US deadline passed for global firms to halt work with Iran's airlines, a major step in a campaign President Donald Trump calls "economic D-Day".

Oil prices jump 4% as Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia

Oil prices jump 4% as Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped about 4% to a one-week high on Thursday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and diplomatic talks between the US and Iran showed little sign of progress.