Iran lodges complaint against US over renewed sanctions
AFP | Iran has called on the UN's top court to order the United States to immediately lift sanctions re-imposed by President Donald Trump in...
Israel tightens Gaza blockade as arson kites raise fears of war
AFP | Days after the heaviest exchange of fire between Israel and Palestinian freedom fighter in Gaza since a 2014 conflict, Israel said it was...
Targeting civilians in Idlib can end Astana Accord: Erdogan tells Putin
News Analysis | Syrian forces have been able to regain almost the entire territory lost to rebels and ISIS during the civil war. The last...
Syria rebels evacuate ‘cradle’ of uprising as Israel strikes north
AFP | Hundreds of Syrian rebels and their relatives left the southern city of Daraa on Sunday under a deal to bring the "cradle" of...
Iraq PM looks to calm Basra unrest as demos spread
News Desk | Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi sought Friday to restore calm in the city of Basra after days of protests over unemployment, as...
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza Strip after border protest bloodshed
AFP | Israel's army said it had launched airstrikes targeting Hamas in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, following bloodshed in border protest clashes that saw...
The battle for Iran: Policy or regime change?
James M Dorsey | Iran, in the latest of a series of incidents on its western and south-eastern borders, said it had disbanded a Pakistan-based...
Russia can mediate a grand bargain on Syria
M K Bhadrakumar | The prevailing impression is that Russia plays a hugely influential role in the Syrian conflict. But it is equally the case...
Israel’s Netanyahu faces 11th grilling over alleged graft
AFP | Police said investigators on Tuesday questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over one of several graft cases that threaten to topple him. He is...
Syria regime reaches deal with rebels in south
News Desk | The Syrian regime on Friday reached a deal with rebels for the surrender of the remaining opposition-held cities and towns in the...
Saudi Arabia, an emerging sports power- Aamir Bilal
Aamir Bilal | Historically, Saudi Arabia has played a limited role in international competitive sports. Apart from the interest in Saudi soccer clubs, there has...
Iran says Trump ‘destabilising’ oil market
AFP | Iran on Saturday accused US President Donald Trump of destabilising the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC...