Rupture with Iran may not have been Saudi aim
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...
Ethiopian-Israelis decry family separation as discriminatory
Zemenech Bililin has not seen her sisters in more than a decade, since she immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with part of her family....
Military solution ‘impossible’ in parts of Mideast: U.S CIA Chief
A military solution is “impossible” in parts of the Middle East, U.S. CIA chief John Brennan said, arguing that it was hard to picture...
Kuwait to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo after blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Kuwait said it will rebuild Lebanon's only large grain silo that was destroyed by the massive Beirut port explosion, raising fears...
Five Years On: Where is Egypt Today After Its Arab Spring?
On Monday, Egypt marks the fifth anniversary of the Arab Spring revolt, a wave of uprisings, riots and civil wars, which swept through the...
Bars and clubs closed in Turkey over Virus
Bars and nightclubs will be temporarily closed as of Monday, the Interior Ministry said.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, meanwhile, reported on his Twitter account 12...
Australians defending their homes through a living hell
Ken Stewart, the seventy-nine-year-old, was set to keep his home as the wildfire streamed in the eastern Australian forest.
Like many thousands of Australians during...
Commodity slump forces Africa to rely on IMF
Falling commodity prices have pushed several African countries back into the embrace of the International Monetary Fund, which has an opportunity to push for...
In ISIS battle, Cairo struggles to rally armed Sinai tribes
An Egyptian military effort to recruit and arm tribal fighters to take on Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Sinai is failing, according to...
Afghan forces battle to push back Taliban in Helmand
Afghan forces battled on Wednesday to push back Taliban fighters who have overrun Sangin in Helmand province and officials denied insurgents' claims that police...
