Trump now terms Qatar as “Ally against Terroism”
News Analysis | Following the rift between Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2017, President of the United States of America Donald...
Will Saudi Crown Prince reform ‘Wahhabism’ in Europe?
AFP | Saudi Arabia's crown prince has pushed to curb the power of hard-line clerics and prominent sheikhs who promote the kingdom's uncompromising version of...
Trump to decide soon whether to retaliate for chemical attacks in Syria
News Analysis | President Trump said Monday that he might seek to hold accountable not just Syria but its patrons in Russia and Iran for a chemical weapons attack that killed...
Syria ‘chemical attack’: What you need to know
AFP | An alleged chemical attack in Syria's rebel-held Douma has sparked international outrage, with Washington warning Sunday of possible military action, while Damascus and...
Remembering Syria: Iran struggles with potentially explosive environmental crisis
James M Dorsey | Iranian leaders are struggling, three months after anti-government protests swept the Islamic republic, to ensure that environmental issues that helped sparked...
Is Muhommad Bin Salman trying to strike a deal with Assad?
Andrew Korybko | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman recently acknowledged that Syrian President Assad will more than likely remain in office. He said this groundbreaking...
Air strikes return to Syria’s Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter
AFP | Air strikes killed 40 civilians in the last opposition-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Friday and the army launched a ground offensive...
Seven Palestinians killed as new clashes erupt along Gaza border
AFP | Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians as thousands protested and clashes erupted along the Gaza border on Friday, a week after a mass demonstration...
Trump to host UAE Crown Prince, calls for Gulf unity
AFP | The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump would host the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, but...
Mohammed bin Salman dazzles international media by lifting restrictions on women
James M Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has dazzled international media and public opinion by lifting some restrictions on women’s rights, holding...
The last rebel-held pocket near Damascus to fall soon: Syrian Army
News Analysis | Evacuations from the rebel-held town of Douma near the Syrian capital were suspended on Thursday, after fighters from Army of Islam refused...
Russia cements relations with Turkey as the development of Nuclear Power Plant kicks off
News Analysis | Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officially inaugurated the development of first-ever nuclear power plant at Akkuyu,...