Israel’s Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge

Israel's embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu faces off against longtime rival Gideon Saar in a Likud party leadership contest Thursday that could threaten his grip...

Saudi Arabia willing to engage Qatar, UAE still resists

The unilateral blockade imposed on Qatar by GCC countries is seemingly eroding the existing Saudi Arabia-led alliance. Saudi Arabia, on one hand, is giving...

Khashoggi murder: What we know about Saudi investigation

Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by a 15-man hit squad at the kingdom's consulate in...

UAE revokes citizenship of dissidents’ families: HRW

Human Rights Watch on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of taking punitive measures against relatives of dissidents, including revoking their citizenships and banning...

Iraqis step up protests as deadline for new PM looms

Thousands took to the streets in Iraq's capital and across the south Sunday to protest against Iran's kingmaking influence, as the latest deadline for...

Twitter blocks 88,000 accounts linked to ‘Saudi manipulation’

Twitter said Friday it had suspended thousands of accounts linked to a manipulation effort stemming from Saudi Arabia, in the latest social media crackdown...

GCC: Not yet ready to remove blockade from Qatar?

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said the position of the Saudi-led bloc on relations with Qatar remains unchanged. "I affirm that nothing has changed,"...

Qatar committed to review and reform its labor laws

Qatar has decided to work on its labor laws to bring them in line with internationally accepted standards, said Qatari officials. The state of...

Pakistan not attending Kuala Lumpur Summit: Imran Khan’s latest U-turn?

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday telephoned Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Muhammad and expressed his regrets for not being able to attend the summit, which...

Trump, Syria and Facebook: the volatile cocktail of the 2010s

The Arab Spring gave way to bloodletting in Syria, a refugee exodus and surging jihadist violence. Obama gave way to Trump. The United Kingdom...

Pakistan will never work against Kingdom: PM Khan assures MBS

Pakistan has assured Saudi Arabia that it will not become part of any initiative, which might undermine the kingdom’s interests, as Prime Minister Imran...

Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019: Imran, Erdogan & Mahathir leading from front

Prime Minister Imran Khan on the invitation of his Malaysian counterpart Dr. Mahathir Mohamad will participate in the Kuala Lumpur Summit on December 18-20....