In conflict with Iran, Riyadh has no regrets
The diplomatic rupture with Iran triggered by the execution of a Shi'ite cleric was probably a side effect of a decision taken by Saudi...
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...
An overview of Afghanistan-US extended war
More than 18 years after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, there is a timeline of developments:
On October 7, 2001, less than a...
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a...
Saudi allies scale down ties to Iran
Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the...
Pope says fundamentalism is 'disease of all religions'
Pope Francis said Monday that fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour...
Gulf states plan military retaliation to Putin's bombing of rebel positions in Syria
Analysts say Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey are now likely to increase military aid to the anti-Assad groups they support. This comes as a...
Israel heads to new election after Netanyahu stumbles
Jerusalem, May 30, 2019 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was confronted with one of the biggest defeats of his political career Thursday...
Coronavirus death toll rises by 59 to 3,520 in Turkey
Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday that the number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 59 in the...
Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban: expert panel
Iran violated a U.N. Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, a team of sanctions monitors...
