Turkey to host Syria summit with Russian, French, German leaders
AFP | The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Saturday to try and find a lasting political solution to the...
In Israeli-occupied Golan, Druze struggle over first ever vote
AFP | An election poster at the entrance to Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights offers a rare reminder that the Druze community is...
Displaced to the desert, Syrians struggle to eke out living
AFP | In a desert camp along Syria's border with Jordan, nearly 50,000 displaced people struggle to eke out a living. There are no clinics,...
Qatar may benefit from Khashoggi fallout: analysts
AFP | Global diplomatic fallout from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate may help Qatar in its political stand-off with...
Iran’s Rouhani: Khashoggi murder unthinkable ‘without US backing’
AFP | Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's "heinous murder" would have been unthinkable "without US backing," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. "I don't think...
Is US-Taliban dialogue a possibility?
News Analysis | According to a Wall Street Journal report, a U.S envoy met with the Taliban representatives in Qatar to push forward the stagnant...
Saudi Arabia gets a friend in need, Russia
M K Bhadrakumar | It goes without saying that oil has been central to military power and economic life in modern history. Control of oil...
Lebanon PM backs Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case
AFP | Lebanon's premier-designate Saad Hariri threw his support behind Saudi Arabia Tuesday as it faces outrage over the murder of Saudi journalist and government...
Khashoggi killing ‘a wake-up call’: Qatar
AFP | The murder of Jamal Khashoggi should act as a wake-up call, Qatar's foreign ministry said Monday in the rival Gulf state's first official...
Will Conflict with Iran help bail MBS out of his troubles? – James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | Embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could prove to be not only a cat with nine lives but also one...
Israel ready for another blockade of Gaza?
News Analysis | Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has ordered an immediate halt to fuel deliveries headed to the besieged Gaza Strip in response to...
Airline steward stole Dh18,500 from 3 brothers on plane
Gulf News Courts | Dubai: A flight steward has been accused of stealing Dh18,500 from three brothers in an airplane’s business class cabin, while they...