Saudi hosts new conference in shadow of critic’s murder
AFP | Cyborg artists, parkour pioneers and a British boxing star headlined a Saudi youth conference Wednesday hosted by the powerful crown prince's charity, the...
Baghdad strikes deal with Kurds to restart Kirkuk oil exports
AFP | Iraq's central government has agreed with Kurdish authorities to resume oil exports from Kirkuk, the oil ministry said Friday, a year after federal...
Shifting Tectonic Plates in Middle East-Ankara’s convergence and US concerns
Iqra Aziz | The landscape of the Middle East has allowed the regional powers—Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to maneuver their moves to...
Ceasefire sets in after worst flare-up in years between Palestine, Israel
News Desk | Children in Israel´s south were heading to school early Wednesday as an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire took effect, putting an end to a brief...
US tells Saudi prince Khashoggi killers to be held accountable
AFP | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday the US will hold accountable all those involved in...
Qatar considering offers to host World Cup teams abroad: organiser
AFP | Qatar is considering offers from other countries to host teams during the 2022 World Cup, but no decision has been taken yet, the...
150 killed in battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as global alarm grows
AFP | At least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of clashes in Yemen's Hodeida, medics and military sources said Monday, as international...
Clashes reach residential streets in Yemen’s Hodeida
AFP | Fighting for control of Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Huthi insurgents mounted fierce resistance to government...
Qatari cash reaches Gaza in campaign to ease tensions
AFP | Palestinian civil servants formed long queues in Gaza on Friday to receive millions of dollars in Qatari-funded salaries, as part of efforts to...
Saudi coalition halts refuelling deal with US for Yemen war
AFP | A controversial refuelling arrangement between the United States and the Saudi-led coalition that is bombing Yemen was ended on Saturday, halting a key...
Yemen troops advance deeper into rebel-held Hodeida
AFP | Yemeni pro-government forces backed by Saudi-led coalition warplanes advanced inside rebel-held Hodeida Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians bracing for fighting in...
UAE, Saudi sense convergence with Syria – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | The reported plan by the United Arab Emirates to reopen its embassy in Damascus shortly leads to a startlingly new alignment on the...