Palestinian killed by Israeli forces after infiltrating from Gaza: army
AFP | Israeli soldiers opened fire on four Palestinians who infiltrated from the Gaza Strip on Monday and sought to set an unmanned sniper post...
Hassan Rouhani in Europe to support for nuclear deal
AFP | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Switzerland on Monday at the start of European trip billed as of "prime importance" after the US...
The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself
James M Dorsey | If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international...
Qatar is still supporting terror in the Middle East: UAE tells ICJ
News Analysis | United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Netherland, Saeed Alnowais, appeared before International Court of Justice to present his country’s position vis-à -vis the case...
US presses UN Security Council to sanction Iran
News Desk | The United States urged fellow UN Security Council members Wednesday to punish Iran for "malign behavior" in the Middle East, at a...
In West Bank, Prince William speaks of Palestinian ‘country’
AFP | Britain's Prince William found himself on diplomatic thin ice during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday when he called the...
US supports Iranian protesters against their own regime
News Desk | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a message of support on Wednesday to Iranians taking part in strikes and protests against...
U.S demands boycott of Iranian oil; threatens further sanctions
News Analysis | A senior official of U.S State department put an ultimatum to the oil importers to halt their petroleum imports coming from Iran...
Turkey-US tensions beef up following Erdogan’s victory
AFP | Washington's chilly reaction to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory and consolidation of his presidential powers reflect expectations that no thaw in US-Turkish ties...
Erdogan vows to advance further into Syria after land-slide victory
News Analysis | After securing a landslide majority of 53% of the casted votes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reelected into the office. Erdogan's...
Malaysian-Saudi relations: A lesson in the pitfalls of authoritarianism and autocracy
James M Dorsey | Embattled former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was the main loser in last month’s election upset that returned Mahathir Mohamad to...
Russia military ‘will stay’ in Syria – but not long-term: Putin
News Analysis | President Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans to pull its military out of Syria, but isn't building permanent facilities there. The troops "will...