Leading Iraqi Shi'ite says Islamic State shrugging off U.S. air strikes
Flush with cash and weapons, Islamic State is attracting huge numbers of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and withstanding U.S.-led air strikes that...
Retired Saudi General Makes it His ‘Personal’ Goal to Achieve Saudi-Israeli Peace
Anwar Eshki, a retired major general in the Saudi armed forces, has made it his personal goal to strike peace between Saudi Arabia and Israel, the Wall...
Businesses resume operations in Oman
As some Gulf Arab countries moved to ease restrictions imposed to combat the novel coronavirus, Oman has allowed a limited number of commercial businesses...
Britain’s report on Muslim Brotherhood contradicts U.S. views on group
The British government has issued a blistering report on the secretive Muslim Brotherhood, with findings that contradict some favorable U.S. views — including the...
Is Ramadi the model for defeating ISIS in Iraq?
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) raised their national flag over the Anbar provincial government headquarters in Ramadi on 28 December, marking the return of...
Bahrain Formula One race to run without fans amid virus outbreak
Over fears about the Coronavirus, Bahrain's Formula One race this month will be run without spectators, the island kingdom announced Sunday.
The decision by Bahrain...
UN study finds more women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated
More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to accelerate efforts...
Aid airdrops to Syria's besieged are 'too dangerous'
As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question...
A multi-car crash kills at least 15 amid curfew in Egypt
Authorities and state media reported late Wednesday that a trailer-truck smashed into multiple cars stopped on a freeway, killing 15 people and injuring a...
Oil-dependent Saudi, Norway sovereign funds selling European shares
The top three oil-dependent sovereign wealth funds have been selling European equity holdings since May, a study showed on Monday, another sign of petrodollars...
