Yemen war hits people with disabilities hardest: Amnesty

The war that has ravaged Yemen has especially impacted the country's estimated 4.5 million people living with disabilities, Amnesty International warned in a report...

Similarities between India’s Kashmir and Israel’s Palestine

“I believe the security situation will improve (in J&K), it will allow the refugees to go back, and in your lifetime, you will be...

Saudi Aramco unlikely to be the Blockbuster it hoped to be!

From taboo-busting religious support to easy credit and fervent jingoism, Saudi Arabia pulled out all the stops to prop up Aramco's IPO but it...

‘Daesh/ISIS still alive due to YPG/PKK’: Turkey

Turkish National Defense Ministry on Sunday said Daesh/ISIS terror group’s existence today as a small group was due to its collaboration with YPG/PKK terrorists. "Turkey...

Israel planning new Jewish settlement in flashpoint Hebron

Israel's new hard-right defence minister on Sunday ordered officials to start planning a new Jewish settlement in the heart of the divided West Bank...

Smog taking over: India, Pakistan, and now Iran

Air pollution forced the closure of schools and universities in parts of Iran on Saturday, including Tehran, which was cloaked by a cloud of...

Aramco IPO attracts $44.3 billions – but International Investors stay away

While many around the world remain sceptical, analysts have suggested Mohammad bin Salman is the architect behind a wide-range of social and economic changes...

Did Qatari Foreign Minister secretly visit Saudi Arabia as part of sports diplomacy?

International media reports claim that Qatar's foreign minister made an unannounced (secret) visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, last month. The reports being led...

Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests

Iraq's embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country's top cleric, as renewed violence added to a...

Are Qatar and Kuwait going to join US-led naval coalition in the Gulf?

Qatar and Kuwait are set to join a U.S.-led naval coalition in the Gulf which was established in response to a series of attacks...

How will a swap agreement between Turkey and Qatar benefit Ankara?

Turkey is likely to bolster its foreign currency reserves by as much as $2bn after expanding a swap agreement between the central banks of...

Saudi Crown Prince and UAE look to end the War in Yemen

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United Arab Emirates Wednesday, as efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen gain momentum....