Erdogan Istanbul vote gamble backfires: What next?

AFP | Most analysts felt Erdogan was taking a huge risk by calling for the first vote in March to be annulled over claims of...

Qatar likely to be affected by an escalation between the US & Iran

News Desk | Several flights were subjected to a reschedule, reroute or cancellation when Iran shot down a US military's surveillance drone that had allegedly...

US-Iran crisis: Pompeo meets Saudi King

AFP| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Monday with the king of Saudi Arabia as he sought to coordinate with allies over soaring tensions...

Iran denies US cyber-attack, ahead of new sanctions

AFP | Both Iran and US say they want to avoid going to war, but tensions have spiraled as a series of incidents, including tanker...

Iranians resilient in the face of US sanctions

Anadolu | Mahdi Bakhtiar, 26, moved to Tehran from his hometown Tabriz city in northwest Iran early last year for his engineering studies. To fund...

Talks with UK are repetitive: Iran diplomat expresses disappointment

AFP| A top Iran diplomat expressed disappointment on Sunday after meeting a British Foreign Office minister amid escalating regional tensions, saying their talks were "repetitive",...

‘Win Win’ for Trump: Impeachment will help re-election

AFP | US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday his chances of retaining the White House in 2020 would be strengthened if...

US Secratary of State heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE for Iran crisis talks

AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks on the crisis...

Iran crisis is highly volatile, could ‘spin out of control’

AFP | A former top US military adviser warned Sunday that tensions with Iran "could spin out of control" after President Donald Trump's last-minute cancellation...

Erdogan loses to opposition in controversial replay of Istanbul election

AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a major blow on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to...

One year on: Saudi women savor freedom to drive

AFP | Until June 24 last year, the concept of women driving would have been considered a crime in Saudi Arabia, where hardliners have preached...

British arms sale to Saudi Arabia unlawful – future implications

Riccardo Labianco | The British government’s transfer of weapons to Saudi Arabia, which is leading a coalition engaged in armed conflict in Yemen, was deemed...
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