Journalist’s disappearance forces Trump hand on Saudi Arabia

AFP | Allegations that Saudi Arabia killed a journalist inside its Istanbul consulate have forced Donald Trump into a position he never expected -- raising...

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

AFP | Saudi Arabia agreed to let Turkish authorities search its Istanbul consulate as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

Iran has ‘unclean hands’: US tries to deflect in world court

AFP | The United States accused Tehran Monday of having "unclean hands" as it fought an Iranian court bid to unfreeze $2.0 billion dollars earmarked...

Murder of Saudi Journalist: A ticking time bomb between Turkey and KSA

News Analysis | Turkish officials have been granted access to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul who, as per the Turkish authorities a murder of a...

Waterfront Mansions: Foreigners throng Istanbul’s iconic landmarks

AFP | They are among Istanbul's most iconic sights -- magnificent waterside mansions strung out along the Bosphorus as the waters of the strait dividing...

Iran says Saudi claims to replace its oil ‘unbelievable’

AFP | Iran's oil minister said on Monday that the market will never believe "exaggerated" claims by Saudi Arabia that it can replace Iranian oil...

Iran parliament passes counter-terror finance bill

AFP | Iran's parliament on Sunday approved a bill to counter terrorist financing that was strongly opposed by conservatives but seen as vital to salvaging...

Legal Battle: US vs Iran in UN top court

AFP | The United States will confront Tehran at the UN's top court on Monday over billions in frozen assets, in a case that could...

Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Desperate for funding to fend off a financial crisis fueled in part by mounting debt to China, Pakistan is playing a...

Iran Guard warns Netanyahu will be ‘forced into the sea’

AFP| The deputy commander of Iran's revolutionary guards warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to "practice swimming in the Mediterranean" because he would...

Kerry says war chances rising after US leaves Iran deal

AFP | Former secretary of state John Kerry voiced fear Friday of conflict with Iran after the United States pulled out of a denuclearization deal, saying...

US Central Command: We are not seeking war with Iran

AFP | The United States is not seeking conflict with Iran, the general overseeing America's military involvement in the Middle East said Thursday, even as...