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Oil tanker with 22 Indian crew missing in Gulf of Guinea since Friday

Ashipcarrying22Indiancrewand13,500tonsofgasolineismissingintheGulfofGuineaaftercontactwaslostinBeninonFriday,thecompanyandIndia’sministerofexternalaffairssaidon

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Canada boosts protection for endangered whales

TheCanadiangovernmentpledgedonWednesdaytoadvanceprotectionfortwospeciesofendangeredwhales.SinceJune,12NorthAtlanticrightwhaleshavebeenfounddeadintheGulfofSt.Law

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Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit

RegionalpowerhouseSaudiArabiasnubbeditsformerallyQatarattheannualsummitTuesdayofGulfmonarchiesasKingSalmanstayedawaydespitethepresenceoftheQatariemir.Thecrisis-

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Qatar says it has U.S. backing to resolve Gulf crisis

QatarsaidithasU.S.backingtoresolvetheGulfcrisiswiththefourArabcountriesandiswellpreparedtofaceanymilitarymove,QatarNewsAgency(QNA)reportedonSaturday.Qatar'sDepu

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Putin wants to be lynchpin of Mideast

WhenDonaldTrumptooktheoathofofficeinJanuarythereweregreatexpectationsamongmanyofAmerica'salliesintheMiddleEastthathewouldbeanimprovementonhispredecessor,someone

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Qatari emir calls for dialogue to end Gulf crisis

QatariEmir,SheikhTamimbinHamadAlThani,onWednesdaycalledfordialoguetoresolvetheongoingcrisisintheGulf.Al-ThanitoldreportersaftertalkswithIndonesianPresidentJokoW

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New tropical depression poses weekend threat to Gulf Coast

Thoughsummerofficiallyendedalmosttwoweeksago,hurricaneseasonisstillinfullswing,withanewstormforminginthesouthwesternCaribbeannearCentralAmerica.Despitebeingmore

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U.S. denies Iran report of confrontation with U.S. vessel

AnIranianmilitaryvesselconfrontedanAmericanwarshipintheGulfandwarnedittostayawayfromadamagedIranianfishingboat,TasnimnewsagencyreportedonSunday,buttheU.S.Navyde

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Qatar crisis is caused by gov't, not people: UAE official

The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said on Friday that Qatar crisis is not caused by "its people," but it's "the product of Qatari government towards its neighbors."

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Canada to use 'all resources' to protect rare whales

TheCanadiangovernmentsaidThursdayitwould"bringalltheresourcesnecessary"toprotecttheendangeredNorthAtlanticrightwhale,after10ofthemammalsdiedintheGulfofStLawrenc

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Gulf Crisis Exposes the Weakness of Trump’s ‘Unpredictability’

TheUSpresident’slackofinterestintelegraphinghispositionsinadvancemayworkinbusiness,butithasadebilitatingeffectonpolicymaking.Sincebecomingpresident,DonaldTrump’

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IRGC says U.S. navy makes "provocative move" in Persian Gulf

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced here on Saturday that the U.S. navy in the Persian Gulf has made a "provocative move" in an encounter with IRGC forces.

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Erdogan’s visit: Expanding Turkish influence in name of mediation

ByAPDWriterWangPengRecepTayyipErdogan,currentPresidentofTurkey,hasaccomplishedhistwo-dayKissingerian‘shuttlediplomacy’amongthreerivalGulfcountries,SaudiArabia,K

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Erdogan fails to break Gulf impasse but helps protect Turkey's interests

ThoughTurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogan'sjust-concludedGulftourfailedtobreaktheimpassethere,ithasatleasthelpedprotectTurkey'sinterestsintheregion.ErdoganonMond

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News Analysis: Erdogan's visit fails to break Gulf impasse, but helps protect Turkey's own interests

Though Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's just-concluded Gulf tour failed to break the impasse there, it has at least helped protect Turkey's interests in the region.

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EU top diplomat to visit Kuwait as part of mediation efforts to end Gulf crisis

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit Kuwait on Sunday as part of the intensified mediation efforts to end the Gulf standoff, the official news agency KUNA reported Monday.

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Qatar: Gulf states hint at possible expulsion from regional bloc

TheGulfstatestryingtoforceQatartochangepoliticalcoursehavegiventheirstrongesthintyetthattheyplantoexpelQatarfromtheGulfCooperationCouncil,theregionaltradeandsec