Managing minefields: Saudi/UAE aid puts Pakistan-Iran relations on the spot
James M Dorsey | Pakistan is traversing minefields as it concludes agreements on investment, balance of payments support and delayed payment oil deliveries with Saudi...
Pompeo vows ‘every last Iranian boot’ will be expelled from Syria
AFP | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Thursday the United States and its allies would work diplomatically to expel all Iranian troops from...
US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops
AFP | The US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense officials said Friday amid...
US military removes some equipment from Syria
AFP | The US military has removed some equipment from Syria, a defense official confirmed Thursday, following a report that the drawdown ordered by President...
Have Taliban strengthened their relations with Iran?
News Desk | Commenting on the cancellation of Taliban and US meeting in Riyadh, due to Taliban’s demand of venue change to Qatar, prominent analyst...
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
News Desk | An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison...
IS launches a major attack in eastern Syria
News Desk | Militants defending their last bastion in eastern Syria used the cover of bad weather to launch a deadly counterattack against a Kurdish-led...
India and Pakistan cannot go head-on in conflict, PM Khan
News Analysis | Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that for two nuclear-armed countries like India and Pakistan, opting for an armed resolution is suicide....
Turkey trial opens into Russian ambassador’s 2016 killing
AFP | Twenty-eight suspects went on trial Tuesday over the assassination of the Russian ambassador two years ago, including a US-based Muslim preacher blamed by...
Iran, India move closer on trade as EU stalls
AFP | Iran will boost trade with India as the European Union struggles to find a way to circumvent a fresh US embargo on Tehran,...
Turkey’s 12,000-year-old town about to disappear
AFP | From the ancient citadel overlooking the valley, Ridvan Ayhan looks at the Tigris with a furrowed brow. The river that supported his family's...
Trump advisor in Turkey for talks on Syria pullout
AFP | The White House's National Security advisor will meet with Ankara officials on Tuesday to discuss the surprise withdrawal of US troops from Syria,...