Baghdad’s Green Zone hit by 3 rockets: Wake up call for the US?

Three rockets hit near the US embassy in the Iraqi capital's high-security Green Zone, security sources said, with no immediate reports of casualties. At least...

Qatar’s diverse economy looks beyond gas-richness to solar power

In an interesting development, Qatar, a gas-rich country, signed a $470-million deal on Sunday to build its first solar energy plant, capable of meeting...

Iran at the crossroads: Internal challenges vs. Regional ambitions

Opinion | It seems as if the Middle East has been in a constant state of war and uncertainty since forever. There are multiple conflicts,...

How one institution in Qatar plans to reduce traffic congestion during peak hours

In an interesting development, Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education intends to end working hours before the peak hours to reduce traffic congestion...

Can Qatar and Pakistan defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington?

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha, Qatar wherein he called for a...

German-Afghan army adviser on trial for spying for Iran

A German-Afghan translator for the German army goes on trial Monday along with his wife on charges of treason for allegedly spying for Iran. Abdul...

Turkey targets ‘weakest link’ Cyprus in regional dominance bid

Striving to extend its influence in the eastern Mediterranean where tensions revolve around energy resources, Turkey sees Cyprus as the weakest link in a...

Hawkish Trump warns Iran’s Supreme Leader to be ‘careful with his words’

Despite overwhelming calls for de-escalation from all sides of the world, Trump has once again threatened Iran, putting the chances of peace with the...

Pakistan FM, after visits, says Iran wants to de-escalate

Pakistan's foreign minister, who has shuttled between Washington and Tehran in the course of a week, voiced confidence Friday that Iran was seeking to...

Iran’s Ali Khamenei delivers Friday prayer sermon in Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is delivering a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time in almost eight years, as the Islamic...

“Plane tragedy should not overshadow loss of commander”, Iran’s Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader said on Friday that even though the accidental downing of the Ukrainian airliner was a "bitter" tragedy, it should not overshadow...

“Iran wants dialogue, working to prevent war” – Rouhani

Amidst consistent hawkish and jingoistic developments in US-Iran ties since the murder of General Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian President has chosen to tread the...