Iraq has approved the construction of a natural gas pipeline across its territory that will connect Iran to key ally Syria. The move likely to strengthen Tehran’s influence over its neighbors.
blast shuts down pipeline in Turkey, report
Turkey’s state-run television says Kurdish rebels have attacked a pipeline carrying oil from Iraq to world markets, cutting oil flows for a second time in two weeks.
Shots fired from Egypt at Israeli troops
Gunshots fired across the border from Egypt on Sunday hit an Israeli army bus but caused no casualties, a military spokeswoman said. The attack, in the central sector of the porous desert frontier, may heighten Israeli
Death toll in Kenya pipeline explosion rises to 82
A Red Cross official says the death toll from a gasoline pipeline explosion in the Kenyan capital has risen to 82.