Al-Qaida-linked fighters attacked Syrian government positions
Syrian troops now control much of the country, with the help of Assad’s main backers Russia and Iran. The conflict, which began in March...
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...
Chaos in Libya: It’s the oil, stupid
There seems no end to the bad news coming out of Libya.
UN-led negotiations to unite the divided country — it has two parliaments, two...
Canada confirmed one case of deadly Virus with 2,000 cases in China
The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported.
The figures reported Sunday morning cover the...
‘Slipped the net’: Iranian judge’s mysterious death angers activists
Paris (AFP) - The unexplained death of a fugitive Iranian judge, who plunged from a top floor of his hotel in Bucharest last week,...
Told he must go, Assad may outlast Obama in office
Bashar Assad's presidency looks likely to outlast Barack Obama's.
As the United States has turned its attention to defeating the Islamic State group, it has...
KSA blames world silence for Assad’s killing spree
Saudi Arabia has expressed dismay over international community's utter ignorance of the lives of Syrians battered by Bashar Assad’s regime and its inability to...
Civil Society in Saudi Arabia: The Power and Challenges of Association
Saudi Arabia has considerable pent-up and frustrated social energy, both among young people and their parents’ generation. Civil society can be an asset for...
As Coronavirus deaths rise in Iran, Iraq and Kuwait are on alert
Iraqi and Kuwaiti authorities were on high alert Friday after the death toll from the new Coronavirus has hit four.
Iran's health ministry Friday reported...
Algerian president’s son found innocent in high-profile corruption case
The national radio reported Thursday that the son of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been acquitted in a high-profile corruption case in which he...
