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10:47

TRIPP

Azerbaijan, U.S. and Armenia launch trilateral working groups to advance TRIPP project

Azerbaijan, the United States and Armenia have launched trilateral technical planning groups to advance the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), marking another step towards implementing the regional connectivity project agreed at the Washington peace summit in August 2025.

Türkiye ratifies defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan amid Middle East tensions

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View from Türkiye

Türkiye ratifies defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan amid Middle East tensions

Türkiye’s parliament has ratified a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, strengthening military cooperation between the three countries amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

11:54

Armenia

Armenia must limit national ambitions to internationally recognised borders, Pashinyan says

Armenia’s national aspirations must be contained within its internationally recognised borders, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday. He was delivering a speech defending his government’s ‘Real Armenia’ ideology at the Global Armenian Summit 2026 in Yerevan on Friday, 6 November.

Oman: The unlikely economic winner of the Iran war

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Gulf economy

Oman: The unlikely economic winner of the Iran war

While the economies of several major Gulf countries have contracted in 2026 amid the fallout from the Iran war, Oman is on course to grow by 4.1 per cent this year, according to projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Saudi Arabia provides critical relief for Pakistan by extending $3B loan repayment

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Finance

Saudi Arabia provides critical relief for Pakistan by extending $3B loan repayment

Saudi Arabia has given Pakistan more time to repay a $3 billion loan. Pakistan's Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, announced the extension on Wednesday (4 November).

Armenian opposition leader arrested in $180 million embezzlement probe

Samvel Karapetyan, leader of Armenia’s main opposition party, has been remanded in custody for one month on embezzlement and money laundering charges linked to Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), a utility company at the centre of a dispute with the government.

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Armenia

Pashinyan: Armenia could have visa-free travel with EU by 2029

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said he hopes the country will have visa-free travel with the European Union (EU) by 2029, the country’s state news agency Armenpress has reported.

Qatar rejects claims U.S.-Iran talks failed, says mediation in progress

09:05

U.S.-Iran negotiations

Qatar rejects claims U.S.-Iran talks failed, says mediation in progress

Qatar has rejected reports that negotiations between the U.S. and Iran have failed, confirming on Saturday, 7 November, that its mediation efforts are continuing as both sides work towards an agreement.

Syria aids Saudi Arabia with military advice and training amid Houthi attacks

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Middle East war

Syria aids Saudi Arabia with military advice and training amid Houthi attacks

Syria is aiding Riyadh with military advice and training as Saudi Arabia comes under attack by Yemen's Houthis, and has sent a limited number of military personnel to the kingdom, two Syrian military sources and a senior U.S. official said.

Armenia must limit national ambitions to internationally recognised borders, Pashinyan says

India's Pinaka exports to Armenia highlight growing defence partnership and regional military implications

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India Armenia

India's Pinaka exports to Armenia highlight growing defence partnership and regional military implications

India's delivery of guided Pinaka rockets to Armenia is drawing renewed attention as analysts assess the military and strategic significance of one of New Delhi's most prominent defence export deals.

18:07

Gulf economy

Oman: The unlikely economic winner of the Iran war

10:47

TRIPP

Azerbaijan, U.S. and Armenia launch trilateral working groups to advance TRIPP project

Tech stocks plummet worldwide as Democrat midterm win spooks AI investors

Democrats' sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections has sent technology stocks plunging, as investors fear tougher AI regulations could slow infrastructure development and threaten the boom that has driven market gains this year.

Two more flights report bomb threats in Bucharest

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Security alert

Two more flights report bomb threats in Bucharest

Romanian authorities said late on Thursday that two additional planes had received bomb threats including a KLM flight to Tel Aviv that had a layover in Bucharest.

Trump meets Putin envoy, says Ukraine deal is within reach

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Russia-Ukraine

Trump meets Putin envoy, says Ukraine deal is within reach

U.S. President Donald Trump has predicted a breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Ukraine after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, ahead of U.S.-mediated peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November.

Hegseth remains defiant as calls for impeachment mount over Iran war

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U.S.-Iran war

Hegseth remains defiant as calls for impeachment mount over Iran war

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has vowed to fight attempts to impeach him, dismissing the growing campaign against him as politically motivated amid mounting criticism of his handling of the war in Iran.

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Bus crash

Two dead, including child, and 16 injured in bus crash in eastern France

Two people, including a child, were killed and 16 others injured when an intercity bus crashed in eastern France on Friday morning, authorities confirmed.