Netanyahu heads to Europe seeking about-face on Iran
AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarks Monday on a three-day European tour in Germany set to be dominated by strategic differences on Iran,...
Hollywood biopic on UAE’s Sheikh Zayed to release soon
News Desk | A Hollywood film production company STX is set to produce the first biopic movie on the founding father of Dubai, Sheikh Zayed...
King Salman seeks support from Macron to intervene in Qatar’s procurement of S-400
News Analysis | According to the report of a French daily newspaper, Le Monde, King Salman has written a letter to the French President Emmanuel...
Mahathir’s policies could reshape Malaysia’s relations with Gulf States
James M Dorsey | Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammed Mahathir is adopting policies that could reshape the Southeast nation’s relations with powerful Gulf States....
Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds after night of violence
News Analysis | A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel appears to be holding, following one of the worst days of violence in the Gaza...
Saudi Arabia’s drone scare might have really been a coup attempt
Andrew Korybko | Nobody seems to believe Saudi Arabia’s official explanation that the extended gunfire that reportedly took place near the royal palace over the...
Palestinian killed in Israel strike in north Gaza: ministry
AFP | A Palestinian was killed by Israeli tank fire into northern Gaza on Monday, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said. It named...
Israel’s Supreme Court upholds open-fire rules on Gaza border
AFP | Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the military's use of lethal force against Palestinians during protests and clashes on the Gaza border. In the...
Palestinian protesters throw eggs at US delegation
AFP | Palestinian protesters on Monday threw eggs at a US delegation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and held up signs with anti-American slogans in...
Syrian army controls capital after ousting IS
AFP | Syria's army declared Monday it is in complete control of Damascus and its outskirts after a devastating battle that forced Islamic State group...
The battle for the Iranian nuclear deal: China approaches a watershed
James M. Dorsey | Conventional wisdom has it that China stands to benefit from the US withdrawal from the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran,...
More IS fighters leave Damascus district
AFP | The second batch of fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group left their final Damascus stronghold overnight, a monitor said Monday, bringing the...