Alaa al-Rikaby, the candidate of the Iraqis as PM
Hundreds of Iraqis rallied Sunday to support a candidate as the prime minister instead of current premier-designate Mohammad Allawi, who they see as too...
Tunis race against the Virus
While Tunisian laboratories are struggling to keep up with COVID-19 testing, Tunisia was one of the first countries in the region to decode the...
Syria regime strikes rebel enclave as aid trucks wait
Wafideen Checkpoint, Syria, March 1, 2018 (AFP) - Syrian and Russian forces kept up military pressure on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta Thursday as their controversial...
Iraq denies responsibility for abduction of Qatari hunters
Iraq's foreign minister denied on Tuesday that his government had anything to do with the kidnapping of a group of Qatari hunters in the...
Iraqi protesters call for downfall of politicians
Thousands of Iraqis angry about poor services protested in Baghdad and the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday, calling for the downfall of...
Saudi tightens rules for scholarships to study abroad
The Saudi Arabian government has decided on new eligibility requirements on its multi-billion dollar scholarship programme for young Saudis who study for university degrees...
Syrian troops advance as Putin defends strikes
Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes advanced against insurgents in the center of the country as President Vladimir Putin defended Moscow's intervention in the...
Israeli policeman gets 9 months for killing Palestinian teen
An Israeli court sentenced a border policeman to nine months in prison on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a stone-throwing teenage Palestinian protester...
Syria opposition and rebels dismiss Iran's idea for transition
Any peace plan for Syria allowing President Bashar al-Assad to stand in early elections after a transition period would be "mad" because he is...
Brother of al-Nimr condemns attacks on Saudi missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic...
