Yemen rebel chief vows no surrender as govt forces push into port

AFP | Yemen's rebel chief vowed Wednesday he would never surrender to Saudi-backed forces, as international aid groups appealed for safe passage for civilians caught...

US warns to stay away from Iranian shipping

AFP | The United States on Wednesday warned all ports and insurance companies to steer clear of Iranian ships, which it called a "floating liability"...

Regional rivalries threaten Iran-Pakistan Relations

Fatemeh Aman | A recent abduction of border security forces along the Iran-Pakistan border in southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province is testing Iran-Pakistan relations. Iran has suggested...

Targeting Gwadar? US exempts Chabahar from sanctions

AFP | The United States said Tuesday it would exempt Iran's Indian-backed port of Chabahar from new sanctions on Tehran, recognizing the value of the...

Dutch Muslims seek Twitter ban on politician Geert Wilders

AFP | A body representing 144 Turkish mosques in the Netherlands has asked Twitter to block the account of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders for inciting...

Israel at Pakistan’s doorstep: The strategic implications of Oman-Israel relations

Sabtain Ahmed Dar | While every news-outlet in Pakistan fell into the trap of Avi Scharf’s propaganda against Pakistan, Israeli PM Natenyahu paid a secret...

Khashoggi murder: What are US plans for Saudi Arabia?

News Analysis | U.S secretary of state Mike Pompeo has stated that it is just a matter of “handful weeks” before the United States is...

Saudi Arabia to build first nuclear research reactor

AFP | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday laid the foundation stone for the kingdom's first nuclear research reactor, state media said, as...

US vows ‘relentless’ sanctions as Iran remains defiant

AFP | The United States vowed Monday to be "relentless" in countering Iran as sweeping sanctions took effect, but the Islamic republic defiantly promised to...

China to continue Iran trade despite new US sanctions

AFP | China denounced new US sanctions targeting Iran's oil and financial sectors as "long-arm jurisdiction" on Monday and vowed to continue its bilateral trade...

Assad, Russia envoy discuss Syria constitutional committee

AFP | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an envoy from ally Russia on Sunday discussed "removing the obstacles" to forming a constitutional committee demanded by...

US sanctions on Iran, ‘toughest ever,’ take force Monday

AFP | The United States is reimposing punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called...