After years of war Iraq now battles corruption
AFP | They have fled the country, their pockets full, or been released from prison under amnesties: despite Iraq's "war" on corruption, those guilty of...
52 people protesting high prices arrested in Iran
AFP | An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested in the previous day's protests against high prices that highlighted deep-rooted economic...
Palestinian teen the centre of propaganda war with Israel
AFP | Ahed Tamimi is only a teenager, but has repeatedly been at the centre of the seemingly endless propaganda war between Israelis and Palestinians,...
Saudi air raid kills 68 civilians in one day in Yemen: UN
AFP | Sixty-eight Yemeni civilians were killed in two separate air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in one day, the UN humanitarian Coordinator in...
Saudi king, Turkey PM discuss Jerusalem status at talks
AFP | Saudi King Salman and Turkey's premier on Wednesday discussed boosting ties and the status of Jerusalem, in a first high-level meeting since the...
Morality police in Iran taking softer line on Islamic codes: chief
AFP | Iranian police are taking a softer approach to breaches of Islamic rules, opting for education over punishment, Tehran's police chief said on Wednesday. "According...
Yazidi fighters execute 52 civilians in Iraq: Human Rights Watch
AFP | Fighters from Iraq's Yazidi community, brutally targeted by the Islamic State group, executed 52 civilians in apparent revenge killings after capturing territory from...
Saudi backed Yemen market airstrike kills 14 civilians
AFP with additional input from News Desk | Saudi-led air strikes killed 14 civilians in a village market near Yemen's battleground third city Taez as...
Over 60 killed in fresh Saudi backed airstrikes in Yemen
AFP | Fresh air strikes and clashes in Yemen have killed over 60 fighters as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push an offensive against Huthi rebels, security...
Saudi Arabia uses international chess tournament to polish tarnished image
James M Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a...
Syrians survive war but battle against harsh winter
AFP | Khadija Alloush made it out alive from Syria's battle-ravaged Raqa with her five children, but she lost her seven-year-old son to the biting...
Everything points to an imminent Collapse of Saudi Monarchy
Junaid Jhandad | Christopher Davidson aptly pointed out, in his treatise “After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies”, the root causes due...