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...

Afghans return home in record numbers as Iran currency plunges

AFP | Migrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom hotel in western Afghanistan, part of a wave of Afghans...

Trump warns world against business with Iran as sanctions return

AFP | US President Donald Trump warned the world Tuesday against doing business with Iran as Washington reimposed "the most biting sanctions ever" on the...

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...

‘My life is being destroyed’: Iranians react to sanctions return

AFP | Many Iranians blame their own government for the return of US sanctions, but they also fear it could be the "final nail in...

U.S. plays cautiously between Canada and KSA

News Analysis | States Department’s spokesperson responded to the matter of detention of women rights activists in Saudi Arabia with careful choice of words, unlike...

Saudi Arabia to relocate students from Canada after cutting ties

AFP | Saudi Arabia has suspended scholarships to Canada and will relocate students already there, state media said Monday, after the kingdom abruptly cut ties...

European losers in new Iranian sanctions game

AFP | US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and reimpose a raft of...

Can the US make Iran sanctions stick?

James M Dorsey | Recent Iranian trade figures suggest that the United Arab Emirates, a strong backer of US efforts to squeeze Iran economically, could emerge...

Rouhani summoned by Iranian lawmakers to answer their questions as the economy deteriorates

News Analysis |  Iranian lawmakers have summoned the President Hassan Rouhani to appear before the parliament and answer their concerns about the issues related to...

What happens if Syrian troops attack Idlib?

AFP | After recapturing most of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is threatening to march on opposition forces in Idlib, the densely populated northwest province that...
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