In regional game-changer, US seeks to sell F-35 jets to UAE
The United States has agreed to sell more than $10 billion of top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to reward its...
US defence secretary in Israel talks on military advantage
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper held talks in Israel on Thursday to discuss the Jewish state's regional military advantage after Israel normalised ties...
The diversity of opinion in Islamic thought
Jordanian ruler Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein gloated in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the visionary who carved modern Turkey out of the ruins of...
The Palestinian tycoon who sued Britain over 1917 declaration
Sitting in an antique armchair in the dappled light of his Renaissance-inspired West Bank mansion, Palestinian billionaire Munib al-Masri raised a subject that has...
Normalization with Israel ‘would get me killed by my own people’: Saudi Prince MBS
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) says he'd fear for his life if he recognized Israel like UAE and Bahrain, according to American-Israeli...
Turkey dismisses Pentagon’s concerns over S-400 system tests
The United States strongly condemned NATO ally Turkey's actions on Friday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the first test of a Russian-made...
Sudan normalizes ties with Israel as Palestinians condemn new deal
Sudan and Israel agreed Friday to normalise relations, in a US-brokered deal to end decades of hostility that was widely welcomed but stirred Palestinian...
Israel ‘will not oppose’ advanced US arms sales to UAE, if the USA upgrades Israeli military
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his country would not oppose US sales of advanced weapon systems to the UAE, apparently referring to...
What does Russian opposition to Israeli settlement plans imply?
Russia is concerned over the Israeli plan to expand its illegal settlements in the West Bank, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Building...
Op-ed: Muslim voters in US should remember who dropped bombs in Islamic countries
During the presidential debate alongside Donald Trump in September, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden uttered the invocative Islamic expression “Inshallah,” meaning “God willing,” to...
Will Israel be strongest military power in Middle East much longer?
The United States recommitted itself to maintaining Israel's military dominance in the Middle East Thursday during a visit to the Pentagon by Israeli Defense...
Saudi-Turkish rivalry: International businesses in the eye of storm
From pickled vine leaves to coffee and cheese, Saudi supermarkets are taking Turkish products off the shelves after calls for a boycott, as rivalry...