President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent statement from North Korea
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Trump cancels Kim summit: ‘Pray our massive nuclear capabilities are never used’
Salalah Airport to close as cyclone approaches Oman
Public Authority for Civil Aviation announces closure plan for at least 24 hours in light of Cyclone Mekunu
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Salalah Airport to close as cyclone approaches Oman
Mubadala unit inks JV deal to develop oil fields in Siberia
The project with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Gazprom Neft is Mubadala Petroleum's first investment in the Russian oil and gas sector
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Mubadala unit inks JV deal to develop oil fields in Siberia
Lapid asks ambassadors to recognize Israeli control over Golan
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid took some 40 ambassadors and senior diplomats from around the world to the border between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Lapid asks ambassadors to recognize Israeli control over Golan
Bowing to market pressure, Turkey's central bank hikes rates
The Turkish currency's nosedive continues, with the nation's central bank hamstrung by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's resistance to intervention.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Bowing to market pressure, Turkey's central bank hikes rates
Congress rebels against Trump’s Middle East war secrecy
Fed up with increased restrictions on information and less on-the-ground access, some Democrats are seeking more transparency regarding the Donald Trump administration’s military operations throughout the region.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Congress rebels against Trump’s Middle East war secrecy
How US hawks are boosting Iranian radicals
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech on Iran is fueling the prospects for hard-liners who have been largely sidelined by Iranian voters in recent years.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: How US hawks are boosting Iranian radicals
Turkish army's Idlib action 'riskiest cross-border operation' to date
Experts list the possibility of confrontation between Turkey and Syria, a new influx of refugees and activity by radical groups as potential hazards of Turkey’s deployment into Idlib.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkish army's Idlib action 'riskiest cross-border operation' to date
Palestine join two UN agencies, chemical weapons treaty
The Palestinians have joined two UN agencies and the global convention to halt the spread of chemical weapons, a UN envoy said Wednesday, despite a threat of US funding cuts. At the United
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Palestine join two UN agencies, chemical weapons treaty
Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker
Shiite politician Nabih Berri, a close ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, was re-elected for a sixth term as speaker of Lebanon’s parliament in an uncontested vote on Wednesday. Another
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker