US Syria pullout will have wide ramifications
AFP | The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications. Here is...
WTO sets up panel in Qatar-Saudi dispute
AFP | The World Trade Organization agreed Tuesday to establish a panel to decide if Saudi Arabia has failed to protect the intellectual property rights...
Anti-Muslim post: Facebook places ban on Israel PM’s son
News Desk | The social media giant Facebook has blocked the account of Yair Netanyahu, the eldest son of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over...
Arab refugees in sights of Berlin’s crime ‘clans’
AFP | Berlin crime gangs of Arab origin have long earned infamy with violence and brazen robberies but now, police warn, they have targeted a...
US accepts Assad staying in Syria — but won’t give aid
AFP | The United States said Monday it was no longer seeking to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but renewed warnings it would not fund...
Gulf rivalries spill onto the soccer pitch
James M Dorsey | With the 2018 World Cup in Russia behind it, the soccer world’s focus shifts to the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Politics...
1979: A pivotal year in the Arab-Muslim world
AFP | A series of dramatic events swept across the Arab and Muslim worlds in 1979, the aftershocks of which still reverberate today, 40 years...
Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as capital of Israel
AFP | Australia now recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Saturday, but a contentious embassy shift from Tel Aviv will...
Defenders bad, aggressors good
Imran Jan | George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an absolute classic. In the story, the animals had 7 commandments distilled into the maxim “four legs...
Palestinian killed as Israel hunts West Bank shooter
AFP | A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Friday as Israeli forces carried out fresh raids in the occupied West Bank, the health ministry...
Global pressure vital for Yemen accord: analysts
AFP | A breakthrough accord between Yemen's warring sides is the most significant step towards ending the country's devastating conflict, but analysts warn its success...
Netanyahu talks of attacking Iran
AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would be prepared to attack inside Iran if the Jewish state's survival was at...