World Jan 11 Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79 Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast’s longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancing diplomatic ties between adversaries Iran and the U.S., has died. He was 79. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Politics Jun 06 Siding against ally Qatar, President Trump injects U.S. into Arab crisis President Donald Trump injected the U.S. into a volatile crisis among America's Mideast allies, siding with Saudi Arabia and other countries against Qatar in a dispute that threatens to disrupt efforts to defeat the Islamic State group and counter Iran. By Josh Lederman, Associated Press
Politics Nov 09 Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace WASHINGTON -- Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though prospects for an agreement between Israelis and Palestinians appear ever further out of reach. By Julie Pace, Associated Press
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