Trump declares victory over IS in Syria, orders US troops home

AFP | The Islamic State group has been "beaten" in Syria, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing a stunning order to pull American...

US Syria pullout will have wide ramifications

AFP | The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications. Here is...

US approves $3.5 billion Patriot missile sale to Turkey

AFP | The United States said Wednesday it approved the sale of $3.5 billion in missiles to Turkey, offering an ultimatum after US outrage over...

Russia, Turkey, Iran renew push for new Syrian constitution

AFP | Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations voiced hope Tuesday that a committee charged with writing a new Syrian constitution will start work...

WTO sets up panel in Qatar-Saudi dispute

AFP | The World Trade Organization agreed Tuesday to establish a panel to decide if Saudi Arabia has failed to protect the intellectual property rights...

Stepped up US military posture in the Gulf threatens Indian hopes for Iran’s Chabahar port – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The arrival of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier group in the Gulf to deter Iran from further testing ballistic...

Anti-Muslim post: Facebook places ban on Israel PM’s son

News Desk | The social media giant Facebook has blocked the account of Yair Netanyahu, the eldest son of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over...

Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’

AFP | Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a...

US accepts Assad staying in Syria — but won’t give aid

AFP | The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund...

Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch

James M Dorsey | With the 2018 World Cup in Russia behind it, the soccer world’s focus shifts to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Politics...

1979: A pivotal year in the Arab-Muslim world

AFP | A series of dramatic events swept across the Arab and Muslim worlds in 1979, the aftershocks of which still reverberate today, 40 years...

Palestinian killed as Israel hunts West Bank shooter

AFP | A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Friday as Israeli forces carried out fresh raids in the occupied West Bank, the health ministry...
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