Syrian rebels surrender Bosra al-Sham in Deraa offensive
News Analysis | Rebel forces holding the strategic town of Bosra al-Sham in Syria's southern Deraa province have surrendered to loyalist troops of President Bashar...
Palestinian killed by Israeli forces after infiltrating from Gaza: army
AFP | Israeli soldiers opened fire on four Palestinians who infiltrated from the Gaza Strip on Monday and sought to set an unmanned sniper post...
The Middle East: History threatens to repeat itself
James M Dorsey | If the notion that history repeats itself is accurate, it is nowhere truer than in the Middle East where the international...
Qatar is still supporting terror in the Middle East: UAE tells ICJ
News Analysis | United Arab Emirates’ Ambassador to Netherland, Saeed Alnowais, appeared before International Court of Justice to present his country’s position vis-à -vis the case...
In West Bank, Prince William speaks of Palestinian ‘country’
AFP | Britain's Prince William found himself on diplomatic thin ice during a visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday when he called the...
Malaysian-Saudi relations: A lesson in the pitfalls of authoritarianism and autocracy
James M Dorsey | Embattled former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was the main loser in last month’s election upset that returned Mahathir Mohamad to...
Russia military ‘will stay’ in Syria – but not long-term: Putin
News Analysis | President Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans to pull its military out of Syria, but isn't building permanent facilities there. The troops "will...
In Iraq’s Mosul, women desperate for news of ‘disappeared’
AFP | Every Friday since Mosul was prised from the Islamic State group's clutches last July, women gather in the Iraqi city's Al-Minassa Square, desperate...
Iran defiant as it holds day of anti-Israel protests
AFP | Iran held its annual day of protest against Israel on Friday, determined to show defiance at a time of mounting pressure from the...
Israel says medic killed in Gaza was ‘human shield’
AFP | Israel on Thursday said that a Palestinian medical volunteer shot dead during violence along the Gaza border had agreed to serve as a...
Seeking tourists, Israel promotes a different sun and sand
AFP | Israel has already been credited with making the desert bloom. Now it hopes to make it boom -- with tourists. Seeking to bolster tourism...
Al-Qaeda warns Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Salman over his ‘sinful’ policies of liberalization
News Desk | The extremist organization Al-Qaeda has labeled the Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman's rapid liberalization project a  ‘sin' that includes the re-opening...