PM seeks financial assistance package from Doha
News Desk | Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought an economic assistance package from Qatar which includes revision of LNG price and its supply on...
Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they...
Plea for peace as body of murdered Arab-Israeli student returns home
AFP | Australians have farewelled Arab-Israeli student Aya Maasarwe in emotional vigils and ceremonies as her heartbroken father prepared to return home with her body...
In Iraq, political wrangling spawns debate over US troops
AFP | From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in...
Israel opens new international airport near Red Sea
AFP | Israel inaugurated a new international airport Monday in its desert south meant to boost tourism to the nearby Red Sea and serve as...
Yemen’s Huthis finance war with fuel from Iran: UN report
AFP | Fuel loaded from ports in Iran has generated revenue to finance the Yemen Huthi rebel war effort against the Saudi-backed government, according to...
US takes Israel’s advice for unified ‘Syraq’ strategy
M K Bhadrakumar | Current discussions in US media regarding the US’ troop withdrawal plans in Syria are so patently directed at Trump politically. His...
With eye on Iran, US steps up presence in Iraq – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | The US’ plan to withdraw troops from Syria has electrified the Iraqi political and diplomatic landscape. The Saudi establishment daily Asharq...
Women throng Saudi stadium for Italian Super Cup amid controversy
AFP | Chaperoned by men, thousands of women thronged a Saudi stadium Wednesday for the Italian Supercup final between Juventus and AC Milan, brushing off...
Iran FM says journalist arrest in US ‘tramples free speech’
AFP | Iran's FM Javad Zarif called the detention of one of its journalists in the United States a "political action" that tramples on freedom...
Saudi teen refugee, now in Canada, wants to fight for other women
AFP | A Saudi teen who caused an international sensation by defying her family and seeking asylum abroad on Tuesday vowed to fight for women's...
Saudi refugee in Canada expects more women to flee homeland
AFP | A Saudi woman accepted as a refugee in Canada has said in an Australian television interview that she expected her experience would inspire...