Re-opened Iraqi railway a sign of progress
AFP | The newly revived railway between Baghdad and Fallujah snakes across the western Iraqi desert, through a landscape of burned-out tanks, abandoned cars and...
Qatar says Saudi blocking hajj access to its citizens
AFP | Qatar on Sunday said its citizens were unable to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as the two countries...
Iraqi girls take up swimming in IS-free Mosul
AFP | Her father and grandfather gained fame in the pool. Now, 12-year-old Rama Omar hopes to do the same -- a bold move in...
Eid-ul-Adha 2017: Glimpses from around the world
Eid-ul-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, is the second most revered festival in the Muslim world, which is celebrated to mark the end of...
Yemen: Around 10,000 dead and a humanitarian crisis
AFP | The war in Yemen has since March 2015 left around 10,000 people dead, the vast majority civilians, and caused the world's worst humanitarian...
Saudi Arabia and Iran woo incoming Pakistani prime minister
James M Dorsey | An offer by a Saudi-backed bank to lend financially strapped Pakistan US$4 billion is likely intended to bolster Saudi influence when former international...
At least 29 children killed in strike on Yemen bus
AFP | An attack on a bus at a market in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children Thursday, the Red Cross said, as...
Israel passed Controversial Law: What next?
News Analysis | In July, Israel declared itself a Jewish state via a law passed by its parliament. This move was widely criticized not only...
Palestinian teen says no regrets after release from Israeli prison
AFP | Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi said Monday she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail for slapping two soldiers, but...
Saudi Arabia won’t back out on Palestine: King Salman tells Arab allies
News Analysis | Saudi monarch King Salman has reassured to all Arab allies in general, and Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas in particular, that Saudi Arabia...
Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East
James M. Dorsey | With multiple Middle Eastern disputes threatening to spill out of control, United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar...
Ahed Tamimi, symbol of Mid East conflict, prepares for freedom
AFP | A Palestinian teenager jailed by Israel for slapping and kicking Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank is to go free on Sunday...