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Crude Oil Prices Plunge on Report Saudi Arabia Wants to Speed Up Production Hikes
October WTI crude oil (CLV25) on Friday closed down -1.61 (-2.54%), and October RBOB gasoline (RBV25) closed down -0.0453 (-2.25%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday fell sharply due to a report that Saudi Arabia wants OPEC+ to speed up...

Syria, the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Sharaa’s manoeuvring
Recently, Al Jazeera.net published an article by Ahmad Muwaffaq Zaidan, media adviser to Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, urging the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood to dissolve itself in the broader interest of consolidating the newly strengthened...

Oil companies under fire for shocking destruction of World Heritage Site: 'Today, there's nothing'
The Mesopotamian Marshes, an area of wetlands in southern Iraq, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. It is a vital ecosystem for both wildlife and human communities, but the marshes are drying up as the country's lucrative oil...

Turkey: Opposition Republican People's Party to hold extraordinary congress on September 21
Turkey: Opposition Republican People's Party to hold extraordinary congress on September 21 Ankara - Saba: Turkey's opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) announced on Saturday that it will hold an extraordinary congress on September 21 after...

Protest against film about Israeli general breaks out on TIFF’s Festival Street
TORONTO – Protesters had a brief standoff with police on Toronto International Film Festival’s main strip on Saturday as they demonstrated against the screening of a film centred on a retired Israeli general. A group of activists wearing keffiyehs...

Posing with Hamas chief, activist who's joined Greta on Gaza 'freedom flotilla'
By TOM KELLY, INVESTIGATIONS EDITOR and ANDREW JEHRING, CHIEF FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 19:42 EDT, 6 September 2025 | Updated: 19:54 EDT, 6 September 2025 Grinning as he gives a Churchillian 'victory' sign, the spokesman for Greta...

Turkey blocks access to pro-Kurdish newspaper’s X account
Turkish authorities on Friday blocked access to the X account of the pro-Kurdish Yeni Yaşam daily, the newspaper reported. This was the third ban on Yeni Yaşam’s X account, the paper said, adding that it would continue sharing news through a new...

Iraq rejects US-only oil partnership claims
2025-09-06T14:30:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani dismissed recent claims that Iraq exclusively favors American oil companies in its energy partnerships. Speaking during a...

Israeli military warns Gaza City residents to leave, bombs high-rise tower
By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV (Reuters) -The Israeli military warned Palestinians in Gaza City to leave for the south on Saturday before bombing a high-rise tower as its forces advance deeper into the enclave's largest urban area. Israeli forces...

Turkey opposition calls extraordinary congress for 21 September
The decision comes amid growing political pressure on the Republican People's Party (CHP) after a court this week annulled the outcome of its Istanbul provincial congress in October 2023, throwing out its leader Ozgur Celik and 195 others [GETTY]...

Turkish journalist faces up to 15 years on charges of insulting Erdoğan, officials
The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office is seeking six to 15 years in prison for journalist Furkan Karabay on charges of “insulting the president,” “repeatedly targeting public officials involved in counterterrorism efforts” and “insulting a...

Turkey blocks exiled journalist Dündar’s YouTube channel over protest call
An İstanbul court has ordered a block on the YouTube channel of journalist living in exile Can Dündar, citing “national security and public order” after he urged the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and its supporters to take to the...

The Most Powerful Tank in the Middle East: Turkey Begins License Production of South Korean K2s
Following several years of delays, the license serial production of South Korean K2 main battle tanks in Turkey, and specifically the heavily customised local Altay variant,officially commenced on September 5. Produced by the local automobile...

What we know so far about the Jewish woman stabbed at Loblaws in Ottawa
Breadcrumb Trail Links Provincial Why was the Jewish woman targeted? And why hasn't the accused been charged with a hate crime? Gary Dimmock explains. A Jewish woman was stabbed in the Loblaws at College Square on Aug. 27. She survived and a man...

Israel intensifies bloody Gaza attacks as Palestinians brace for total invasion
Gaza death toll skyrockets, famine engulfs the Strip, and Israel’s relentless air assaults escalate. As Israel gears up to unleash apocalyptic assault on Gaza City, 5Pillars’ journalist Kamal Al Shami exposes the harrowing latest developments,...
Iraq holds int'l forum to boost energy cooperation
BAGHDAD, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Baghdad International Energy Forum kicked off here on Saturday, aiming to offer a platform for specialists, investors, and international partners to enhance energy cooperation. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia'...

Muslim Group Demand Release of Palestinian Detained In Nigeria
A Muslim group has called for the unconditional release of a Palestinian resident in Nigeria who was recently arrested and detained. The arrestee, Ramzy Abu Ibrahim, has resided in the country for more than three decades. Addressing journalists at...

Israeli military tells Gaza City residents to leave
The Israeli military told Palestinians in Gaza City to leave for the south on Saturday before bombing a high-rise tower as its forces advance deeper into the enclave's largest urban area. Israeli forces have been carrying out an offensive on the...

Turkey's CHP to hold extraordinary congress after court dismisses Istanbul leadership
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) will hold an extraordinary congress on 21 September after a court dismissed its Istanbul leadership over charges the party says were politically motivated. Earlier this week, a court...
Democrats Wonder Why So Many Men Are Abandoning The Party
Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Andrew Klavan. The Democrat National Committee held its summer meeting in the smoldering ruins of Minneapolis's George Floyd Plaza this week, where...