Gulf Arabs race to release youth potential in age of cheap oil
Like the prototype drone of Emirati student Talib Alhinai, the ambitions of young people across the Gulf Arab states need to soar if they...
World considers a Trump presidency, and many shudder
Following Donald Trump's breathtaking string of Super Tuesday victories, politicians, editorial writers and ordinary people worldwide were coming to grips Wednesday with the growing...
Vietnam builds military muscle to face China
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of...
Seized documents reveal Isis's Department of 'War Spoils'
Isis has set up departments to handle "war spoils," including slaves, and the exploitation of natural resources such as oil, creating the trappings of...
Iran’s Top Leader Ali Khamenei Questions Holocaust Authenticity
The Supreme Leader of Iran marked Holocaust Memorial Day yesterday by publishing a video disputing the authenticity of the genocide on his official website.
The...
Aurat March in Pakistan gets green light
Aurat March, the country’s wide event, using the Urdu word for women, has been attended by tens of thousands over the last two years...
Difficulties in Afghanistan to impose lockdown
Due to an influx of Afghan returnees and men refusing to adhere to social distancing, Afghan authorities are struggling to implement lockdowns to prevent...
A hard sell? Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies
Saudi Arabia's crown prince wants to persuade his British and U.S. allies that "shock" reforms have made his country a better place to invest...
Price crash in Iraq oil earnings
The second-biggest crude producer in the OPEC oil cartel, Iraq sold 105 million barrels in March, earning $2.99 billion, according to an oil ministry...
War between Saudi Arabia and Iran could send Oil Prices To $250
The rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran has quickly ballooned into the worst conflict in decades between the two countries.
The back-and-forth escalation quickly turned...