Pro-Iran protesters dig in outside US embassy in Baghdad

Pro-Iran protesters dug in outside the US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, throwing rocks and burning US flags a day after making a dramatic...

Iran fights to push US out of Iraq

Iraq's complex security infrastructure includes tens of thousands of fighters in units trained and armed by its powerful neighbour Iran, with some ties going...

US embassy in Iraq stormed by protestors infuriated over recent American airstrikes on Iraqi soil

The recent violation of Iraqi sovereignty by U.S. air strikes on Iraqi soil, in response to the killing of an American civilian contractor in...

US and Saudi Arabia: allies in a war against Iran and Iraq

Saudi Arabia voiced "great concern" Tuesday over attacks against American forces in Iraq, which Washington has blamed on pro-Iran factions, state media reported. "Saudi Arabia...

US-Iraq relations since 2003

Here are key dates in the relations between the United States and Iraq, after Washington carried out retaliatory airstrikes against a pro-Iran group sparking...

Qatar Chamber: A brief overview of its efforts and policies in 2019

At the end of 2019, Qatar is a completely different country from what it was in the first three months. The tiny gas-rich country...

Saudi dilemma: how to police the public amidst a modernisation drive

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than 200 people for violating "public decency" -- including by wearing immodest clothing -- and "harassment", police said, in...

Qatar Airways: Qatar’s dark horse against the crippling blockade

According to latest reports, Qatar Airways will be expanding its A350-1000 service in the U.S. to include flights to and from Los Angeles International...

Winter-hit Syrians turn to pistachio shells for heat

Abu Walid emptied a container of pistachio shells into the top of a heater in his living room in violence-plagued northwest Syria, where millions...

Israel’s Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge

Israel's embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu faces off against longtime rival Gideon Saar in a Likud party leadership contest Thursday that could threaten his grip...

Saudi Arabia willing to engage Qatar, UAE still resists

The unilateral blockade imposed on Qatar by GCC countries is seemingly eroding the existing Saudi Arabia-led alliance. Saudi Arabia, on one hand, is giving...

Khashoggi murder: What we know about Saudi investigation

Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder by a 15-man hit squad at the kingdom's consulate in...