Qatar wins against Saudi Arabia in legal battle again
The UN's top court on Tuesday backed Qatar in a bitter row with four Middle East nations that imposed an air blockade against Doha...
US asks Israel to keep Palestine intact: will annexation plan be called off?
The United States has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep alive the prospect of a Palestinian state as he considers West Bank...
New virus lockdown adds to burden for Palestinians
For Palestinians already hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, a new round of restrictions has added to their woes as infections in the occupied...
Small businesses in Libya fighting back against impossible odds
Small businesses are suffering in Libya from continuous waves of unrest. Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveyed the ruins of his factory on the outskirts...
UAE becomes first Arab nation to dispatch probe to Mars
The United Arab Emirates plans to make history Wednesday with the scheduled launch of the "Hope" mission, which will make it the first Arab...
Palestinians supporting Israeli annexation have been arrested
The Palestinian Authority has arrested several people who said they would favour and back Israeli annexations in parts of the West Bank, corroborating sources...
Hagia Sophia sparks Muslim-Christian fury once again
Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia is to reopen for Muslim worship as a mosque after an almost nine-decade hiatus, in the latest historic tussle with...
Why is IMF unwilling to help Lebanon amid worsening economic crisis?
Talks between crisis-hit Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund are deadlocked, and leaders reluctant to enact reforms. Without a vital multi-billion-dollar bailout, is Lebanon...
Dubai to reopen its doors for tourism: a return to normalcy after pandemic?
With a "welcome" passport sticker and coronavirus tests on arrival, Dubai reopens its doors to international visitors Tuesday in the hope of reviving its...
Gulf security: troubled by unreliability of traditional partners
Resolving the tug of war in the Middle East will require a backing away from approaches that treat conflicts as zero-sum games, and engagement...
Annexation offers Israeli settlements a “Real Estate Boom”
In the Jewish settlement of Ariel, Perri Ben Senior can't wait for Israel to annex this part of the occupied West Bank, hoping it...
India fails to take a clear position on Israel’s “Annexation Plan”
On 28 May Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, had declared his government will unilaterally annex parts of the West Bank of Palestine and...