Muslim country, Morocco bans sale of burqas: violation of female rights?
The kingdom of Morocco, a Muslim country with population of 34 million people has banned the sale and production of burqas. The Moroccan media...
Huge crowd attends former Iranian president Rafsanjani’s funeral
A mourning crowd of thousands erupted onto the streets of Tehran, chanting "Good bye, Old combatant" at the funeral of former Iranian president Akbar...
Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies
Why Russia, Turkey and Iran are natural allies Adrian Campbell| The ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran has opened the way to peace...
Islamic State violence fuels culture wars and widens generation gaps in Turkey
James M. Dorsey | The Islamic State’s New Year’s Eve bombing of an upscale nightclub in Istanbul has fuelled culture wars in Turkey and Israel and...
Airstrikes by Russia Buttress Turkey in Battle vs. ISIS
MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — Russian warplanes have carried out airstrikes to support Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria against the Islamic State,...
Moderate Iran gets a hit as former President Rafsanjani dies from heart attack
Iranian state run media has announced that the former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He had...
Is Erdoğan losing his grip on a dangerously divided Turkey
Alpaslan Ozerdem, and Bahar Baser| Turkey’s New Year was marred by a terrorist attack, claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS), that killed 39 people...
Chemical terrorist attack ‘huge concern’ says London fire chief
Ben Farmer Britain's most senior fire chief has warned that the potential for a terrorist chemical attack in the country is a "huge concern". Dany...
Benjamin Netanyahu questioned again by Israeli police over gifts
Israeli PM is alleged to have accepted ‘favours’ from businesspeople but denies wrongdoing Israeli police have questioned the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for the second...
John Kerry blames Britain for derailing Obama’s plan for intervention in Syria
The US secretary of state made the link explicit between British parliament’s vote against air strikes and Obama’s failure to enforce his ‘red line’....
Difficult 2016 for Saudi Arabia? Worse to come in 2017
By James M. Dorsey 2016 was not a good year for Saudi Arabia. Sharply lower oil prices sparked a domestic financial crisis that is forcing...
In ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ Israel, Separate Lives and Divergent Narratives
JERUSALEM — The two front-page headlines told very different stories about Secretary of State John Kerry’s lengthy address about Middle East peace. In the...