Release of thousands of prisoners over coronavirus fears in Sudan
Sudan, which has so far recorded one death out of three confirmed COVID-19 cases, has declared a state of emergency and almost totally closed...
A year into intervention, Saudi sees few gains in Yemen
A year after it launched air strikes in Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition has failed to deal a decisive blow to Iran-backed rebels and...
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...
Amazon suing Trump over bias and interference
The Pentagon awarded the cloud computing project to Microsoft in October. Amazon later sued, arguing that Trump's interference and bias against the company harmed Amazon's...
Iran has the highest death toll from the virus outside of China
Iran on Monday held an online-only briefing by its Foreign Ministry trying to stem the outbreak of the new Coronavirus, as Britain began evacuating...
War batters cradle of Yemen's Arab Spring uprising
Not even hospitals are spared the shells which every day pound the besieged city of Taiz, where Yemenis who took to the streets for...
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West, writer Salman Rushdie said...
Israel quiet over "hotline" with Russia on Syria
It speaks volumes that Russia, rather than Israel, has been going public with details of a "hotline" and joint air exercises they have launched...
"Peak demand" means world may never see oil at $100 a barrel again
Just as the energy industry has brushed aside concerns that the world could run out of oil, industry executives now say they believe it...
Syrian opposition supports idea of 2 week ceasefire
Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of...
