Legal Battle: US vs Iran in UN top court
AFP | The United States will confront Tehran at the UN's top court on Monday over billions in frozen assets, in a case that could...
Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Desperate for funding to fend off a financial crisis fueled in part by mounting debt to China, Pakistan is playing a...
Iran Guard warns Netanyahu will be ‘forced into the sea’
AFP| The deputy commander of Iran's revolutionary guards warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to "practice swimming in the Mediterranean" because he would...
Kerry says war chances rising after US leaves Iran deal
AFP | Former secretary of state John Kerry voiced fear Friday of conflict with Iran after the United States pulled out of a denuclearization deal, saying...
US Central Command: We are not seeking war with Iran
AFP | The United States is not seeking conflict with Iran, the general overseeing America's military involvement in the Middle East said Thursday, even as...
US pulls out of international accord over Jerusalem embassy case
AFP| The United States said Wednesday it was quitting an international accord related to the top UN court after the Palestinians challenged the US move...
Saudi football chiefs appoint first women board members
AFP | Saudi Arabia's Football Federation (SAFF) appointed women to the board for the first time in the kingdom's history on Wednesday, and also named...
UN court tells US to ease Iran sanctions in blow for Trump
AFP | The UN's top court ordered the United States Wednesday to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods for Iran in a stunning setback for US...
Mystery surrounds Saudi journalist’s consulate disappearance
AFP | Mystery surrounded the whereabouts of a prominent Saudi critic on Thursday after Riyadh announced he had left their consulate in Istanbul -- but...
US sanction on Iran: UN court to give ruling
AFP | The UN's top court will rule Wednesday on Iran's bid to suspend crippling US sanctions reimposed by President Donald Trump after he pulled...
Paris Bomb Plot: France alleges Iranian Hand
AFP | France has accused Iran's intelligence ministry of being behind a foiled plot to bomb an exiled opposition group near the French capital in...
The state of journalists in today’s Middle East-James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and...