CNN Middle East

• Iran minister: Expect record oil prices
  Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program. The prediction comes as the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency heads to Tehran. […]
• 21 dead in Yemen al-Qaeda clashes
  Fierce clashes between government troops and al-Qaeda fighters Sunday morning in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN. […]
• Soldier faces trial over Iraq killings of comrades
  A sergeant accused of killing five comrades at a combat stress clinic at a U.S. base in Iraq more than three years ago is mentally fit to stand trial on charges of premeditated murder, the Army said. […]
• Car bomb reported near Syrian military center
  A car explosion rattled the city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday, opposition activists and the Syrian regime said. […]
• Protesters decry unity plans in Bahrain
  Protesters in Bahrain marched through the streets Friday to criticize government plans to boost cooperation between the island state and Saudi Arabia. […]