In Syria, families flee IS holdout to dust and desperation

AFP | The cry echoed across the chalk-dry Syrian plain: "Water!" Within seconds, the truck carrying a few dozen bottles was emptied by parched refugees...

World court to rule on Iran’s billions frozen in US

AFP | The International Court of Justice on Wednesday will give its decision on a bid by Iran to recover $2 billion in frozen assets...

Re-education camp: China rejects Turkish claim of Uighur Muslim’s death

News Analysis | Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying has strongly refuted that a 57-year-old Uighur musician Abdurehim Heyit has died in the re-education camp...

OPEC oil production falls as Saudi Arabia slashes output

AFP | Global oil cartel OPEC said Tuesday it sharply reduced crude oil production last month, after heavyweight Saudia Arabia slashed output and exports fell...

Massive crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iran revolution

AFP | Iran's president on Monday insisted "enemy" plots against the country would fail as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution at...

Harsh Turkish condemnation of Xinjiang cracks Muslim wall of silence – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | In perhaps the most significant condemnation to date of China’s brutal crackdown on Turkic Muslims in its north-western province of Xinjiang....

Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is: official

AFP | Riyadh does not know the location of dissident Jamal Khashoggi´s body, despite having detained the Saudi team that murdered him, a high-ranking foreign...

Iran Revolutionary Guards unveil ‘new ballistic missile’

AFP | Iran´s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometres, their official news agency Sepah News reported....

Tough times for Iran’s political parties as revolution turns 40

AFP | Iran's main political parties are on rocky ground as the Islamic Republic marks its 40th birthday, with reformists in disarray and conservatives seeking...

US pressed on Khashoggi amid report Saudi prince threatened ‘bullet’

AFP | US lawmakers threatened Thursday to take tougher action against Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi amid a new revelation that...

Khashoggi murder ‘planned and perpetrated’ by Saudi officials: UN expert

AFP | A UN rapporteur probing the murder in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Thursday the killing was "planned and perpetrated" by Saudi...

Netanyahu-Modi duo: A lethal combination

Abdul Rasool Syed | Modi’s visit to Israel on 4th July 2017 hit the headlines of national and international newspapers. It was the historic step...