Saudi King Agrees to Trump’s suggestion on safe zones in Syria
WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman, in a telephone call on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump, agreed to support safe zones in...
Iranian Oscar Nominee has called Trump a ‘racist’ and will not be attending the ceremony
Donald Trump’s decision to ban Iranians (apparently temporarily for 90 days) from entering the United States has sent shock waves across Iran. It prompted...
Is Trump condoning General Sissi’s terror on Egyptians?
James M. Dorsey | An Egyptian government decision to designate soccer icon Mohammed Aboutreika as a terrorist coupled with the recent arrest of more than...
Obama quietly sends $221 million to Palestinian Authority
Alex Christoforou | It has been reported that as one of his last acts as President, Obama quietly sent $221 million to the Palestinian Authority...
Trump set to restrict immigration: no entry to USA for visa holders from Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and 3 other African nations
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign several executive orders today that will restrict immigration from Syria and six other West Asian and African countries,...
Is a Russian and Turkish Alliance reshaping the world politics?
Mehmet Ozalp | The end of the Aleppo crisis and Syrian ceasefire has produced an unlikely alliance. The relationship between Russia, Turkey and Syria is...
Astana talks: Will Saudi Arabia really allow peace in Syria?
Sophie Mangal | The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir stated that the Syrian peace talks in Astana would lead to a ceasefire in the country,...
Tehran: At least 30 people dead after ablaze building collapses
At least 30 fire fighters are feared to have been killed after Iran's oldest high-rise in southern Tehran collapsed on Thursday following a major...
Qatar backtracks on labor rights: Rise of illiberal world order?
James M. Dorsey | A recent Qatari decision has led to it backtracking on the minimal improvements the country was making in terms of employment...
Rafsanjani’s death: A shift in Indo-Iran relationship?
Shashank Joshi | While Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s death comes as a blow to Iran’s reformists, the template of Tehran-New Delhi ties established during his...
No rules apply to Raheel Sharif taking a job in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif finally revealed that General (r) Raheel Sharif has not yet asked for permission from any institution in the country;...
Why Obama thinks Netanyahu is destroying the two-state solution?
Despite, enormous peacemaking efforts past several decades, the Israeli-Palestine conflict is still deemed as one of the most intractable conflicts in the world, and...