US orders embassy staff to leave Iran at first notice amidst growing tensions
AFP | The United States Wednesday ordered non-emergency staff evacuated from its Baghdad embassy due to an "imminent" threat from Iranian-linked Iraqi militias, but President...
Life comes back to bookshelves in Iraq
AFP | Watheq Mahmud is pursuing an advanced engineering degree but the textbooks he needs are often missing in his native Mosul, the Iraqi city...
Huthi attack led to closing Saudi oil pipelines, Trump warns of military action
AFP | Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels shut down one of Saudi Arabia's major oil pipelines Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after...
Forced hijab: Will Iranians ever accept it?
AFP | Clashes erupted between Iranian students at Tehran University on Monday during a demonstration against the enforcement of wearing hijab or Islamic veil, media...
US hammers last nail in coffin and buries Palestinian peacemaking efforts
AFP | On May 14, 2018 United States moved its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing the disputed city as the Jewish state's capital, since then...
Should Europe be helping killing Yemenis: Europeans ask
AFP | The Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen may have increased public pressure on EU governments to freeze arms sales to the kingdom but for...
Qatar comes to aid of resource deficient Palestinian government
News Analysis | Qatar has announced an aid package worth $480 million for the Palestinians in both The West Bank and the Gaza strip where...
US selling arms to Saudi Arab’s enemies
News Desk | The US State Department has given the nod to a potential $3bn sale of 24 Apache attack helicopters and related equipment to...
Iraqi jails feared to be once again oozing out Jihadists
AFP | As Iraq tries thousands of locals and foreigners accused of joining the Islamic State group, experts warn its jails could once again become...
Why the Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan shouldn’t be released
Dov Waxman | Dead on arrival. That’s what almost every expert predicts will be the fate of the Trump administration’s long-awaited peace plan to resolve the...
A Ramadan ‘full of mortar shells’ in Yemen
AFP | Mohammad Abkar thought he would be home by the time Ramadan rolled around, but the Yemeni father of three will spend the Muslim...
Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood could radicalise members: analysts
News Desk | Washington is considering blacklisting the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation, but experts warn the move would risk radicalising its members and...