Baghdad strikes deal with Kurds to restart Kirkuk oil exports

AFP | Iraq's central government has agreed with Kurdish authorities to resume oil exports from Kirkuk, the oil ministry said Friday, a year after federal...

Ceasefire sets in after worst flare-up in years between Palestine, Israel

News Desk | Children in Israel´s south were heading to school early Wednesday as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect, putting an end to a brief...

Shifting Tectonic Plates in Middle East-Ankara’s convergence and US concerns

Iqra Aziz | The landscape of the Middle East has allowed the regional powers—Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to maneuver their moves to...

US tells Saudi prince Khashoggi killers to be held accountable

AFP | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday the US will hold accountable all those involved in...

Qatar considering offers to host World Cup teams abroad: organiser

AFP | Qatar is considering offers from other countries to host teams during the 2022 World Cup, but no decision has been taken yet, the...

150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows

AFP | At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Yemen's Hodeida, medics and military sources said Monday, as international...

Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida

AFP | Fighting for control of Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Huthi insurgents mounted fierce resistance to government...

Iran’s master plan to isolate the US

M K Bhadrakumar | The new kids on the block are unaware that not a year had passed since the Islamic Revolution in Iran 40...

Why Muhammad Bin Salman hates Iran?

Abdul Rasool Syed | All cold wars have the potential to suddenly turn hot, probably only for a moment before the leaderships ‘turn off the...

Qatari cash reaches Gaza in campaign to ease tensions

AFP | Palestinian civil servants formed long queues in Gaza on Friday to receive millions of dollars in Qatari-funded salaries, as part of efforts to...

Saudi coalition halts refuelling deal with US for Yemen war

AFP | A controversial refuelling arrangement between the United States and the Saudi-led coalition that is bombing Yemen was ended on Saturday, halting a key...

Yemen troops advance deeper into rebel-held Hodeida

AFP | Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in...