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Saudi Arabia and Iran are playing a winner-take-all game

Saudi Arabia’s execution on Jan. 2 of an outspoken Shi’ite cleric who called for the overthrow of the Saudi royal family triggered international condemnation and set off protests throughout the Middle East. Demonstrators stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran and set the building on fire. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ratcheted up the rhetoric, declaring: “God’s hand of retaliation will grip the neck of Saudi leaders.” By Jan. 3, the kingdom cut off diplomatic relations with Iran, a move followed by several Saudi allies.

  • Date: 07.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 07.01.2016  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/
Iran bans imports from Saudi Arabia, faces Saudi boycotts

Iran and Saudi Arabia took further steps to sever commercial ties on Thursday, intensifying a feud between the regional rivals, as Tehran announced a ban on imports from Saudi Arabia and Saudi groups called for boycotts of Iranian products.

  • Date: 07.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 07.01.2016  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/
Coalition Air Strikes 'Cut IS Oil Revenues By Third'

The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) militants says its air strikes have cut oil production by the group in Syria and Iraq by around 30 percent.

  • Date: 06.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 06.01.2016  |  Energy  |  from http://www.rferl.org
Ruble Slides 1.7 Percent, Oil Price Drops To 11-Year Low

The Russian currency has dropped to 74.58 per dollar, the weakest ever on a closing basis.

  • Date: 06.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 06.01.2016  |  Energy  |  from http://www.rferl.org
Russia Denies Refusing Visas To Turkish Carrier

Russia has rejected Ankara's accusation that it was arbitrarily denying visas to the Turkish budget carrier Pegasus.

  • Date: 06.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 06.01.2016  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.rferl.org
IS Launches Attacks Near Northwest Iraqi City

Islamic State (IS) fighters have launched several offensives near the city of Haditha in northwest Iraq in the last 48 hours.

  • Date: 05.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 05.01.2016  |  Security  |  from http://www.rferl.org
Iran Unveils New Missile Bunker

Iran has revealed a previously undisclosed underground bunker housing its latest ballistic missile.

  • Date: 05.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 05.01.2016  |  Security  |  from http://www.rferl.org
Russia Seeks To Drive Wedge Into Central Asia

Russia appears to be practicing a bit of "divide-and-conquer" politics in Central Asia, and state-owned Gazprom is spearheading the campaign.

  • Date: 05.01.2016  |  Published on EGF: 05.01.2016  |  Energy  |  from http://www.rferl.org
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