G20 summit: Saudi Arabia under pressure to address human rights issues
Saudi Arabia has taken multiple steps to polish its tarnished image in advance of this weekend’s hosting of the virtual summit of the G20...
Iran operating advanced centrifuges at underground site: IAEA
Iran has begun operating advanced centrifuges at an underground section of its primary nuclear enrichment facility, the UN's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday. The International...
China subtly pressuring Iran to reduce Mideast tensions
Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of where Beijing’s thinking is going and...
Iran says to meet nuclear commitments if Biden lifts sanctions
Iran said Wednesday it would "automatically" return to its nuclear commitments if US President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions, as the outgoing administration doubled down...
Will Biden seek de-escalation with America’s rivals?
A considerable advantage that China enjoys over its Western rivals, principally the United States, is the country’s rebuffing of neoliberal globalisation. Under its present...
Withering unity of Muslim Ummah
Conferring upon Narendra Modi, the highest civil award by the UAE government nearly one year back in August 2019, amid a situation where Modi...
What does a President Joe Biden mean for the world?
Recently, Joe Biden wrote a piece for the Foreign Affairs in which he laid out his vision for the United States under his administration....
President Donald Trump planning to hit Iran’s nuclear site?
Two months before he is due to leave office, President Donald Trump asked top aides about the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear facilities, The...
Iran says reports Al-Qaeda official killed in Tehran ‘made up’
Iran said Saturday that a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command had been secretly killed in Tehran was based on "made-up information" and...
Iran response over undeclared site ‘not credible’: UN nuclear agency
The UN's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday that Iran's explanations over the presence of nuclear material at an undeclared site in the country were "not...
What Biden’s win means to sanctions-battered Iran?
With Democrat candidate Joe Biden projected to become the next US President after defeating Donald Trump, the popular mood has turned upbeat in faraway...
Iraq’s pro-Iran factions see smoother sailing with Biden at helm
Iraq's pro-Tehran factions have welcomed Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran de-escalation could empower...