US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Vice President Ayad Allawi amid public frustration with Washington’s interference in Baghdad’s affairs. Iraq’s political parties are locked in talks to form a government following the May parliamentary elections which propelled anti-American blocs to victory ...
Saudi Arabia has finally admitted “mistakes” in a recent airstrike which killed children on a school bus in Yemen, but still insisted that the vehicle was carrying Houthi fighters. In a statement, the kingdom said Saturday it “expresses regret over the mistakes, extends its sympathies, condolences and solidarity to the ...