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Syria Says It's Considering Joining Saudi-Led Mecca Defense Pact Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, a former al-Qaeda member, said on Saturday that Damascus was...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said on Saturday that his government is considering membership in the Mecca Alliance, the trilateral security partnership created by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan in August.

Iran's foreign minister says talks with Saudi Arabia are ongoing; Yemen fighting intensifies Reuters

The report that the Saudis have offered $1 billion to the Houthis raises many questions

Yemen's Houthis claimed attacks on three Saudi oil facilities and two international airports. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the reported strikes.

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and conflict with the Iran-backed Houthis of Yemen have unsettled Saudi Arabia, a kingdom unused to conflicts playing out on home turf.

China is stepping up its diplomatic outreach across the Middle East, the Gulf and the Horn of Africa, with special envoys set to visit eight countries in November. Beijing says the simultaneous diplomatic missions...

Turkey and South Korea are expanding nuclear, defence and trade ties. Their latest agreement explores funding for nuclear projects, while Ankara weighs potential partners for its planned Sinop plant.

DR Congo says Rwanda flouting pact, US sanctions justified

South Africa braces for some job losses as US trade benefits end Reuters

The pact gives duty-free access to the world's largest economy for more than 1,800 products and has boosted trade between the U.S. and the region.

The Trump administration has said South Africa and Rwanda are breaking the rules of the AGOA free trade initiative, a centerpiece of US economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa.

South Africa to lose duty-free access, affecting $1.7bn worth of annual exports, including cars and farm products.

A psychiatrist's warning about Donald Trump's mental health renews questions after an Iowa rally, while White House medical findings offer a contrasting picture.

See which staffers in Trump's White House earn up to $197,200, including top advisors and counsel, as revealed in the latest salary report.

Donald Trump could seek escape to one country in particular, an international law expert has warned.

Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as President Donald Trump’s White House communications director, predicted Tuesday that Trump is headed for a drubbing in the midterm elections, and that the president knows it....

Rubio speaks to Venezuelan minister about reforms that lay groundwork for elections Reuters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Washington.

The longer the war in Iran grinds on, the bigger the global economic fallout. As Iran negotiators met with Qatari mediators in Doha, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned President Trump is weighing up launching...

The remarks come as reports suggest that both sides are gearing up for additional military strikes after the U.S. midterm elections.