Saudi Arabia clarifies deportations policy
Deportation rules will be strictly applied on all foreigners charged of committing crimes or breaking residency rules even if they come from conflict zone...
Islamic State rakes in oil earnings of up to $50 million per month
The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria, part...
Islamic State has become a existential threat to the West
The Europeans have — it’s not news — tended to be snooty about the Americans. Especially the French, but the attitude is ingrained even...
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....
Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference
The aim is to weld them into a coherent negotiating team for talks with the Syrian regime in early January.
A tall order, given that...
UN rights monitor on Palestinian territories quits over lack of access
The UN expert on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories resigned Monday, complaining that Israel had never granted him access to...
Turkish businessman re-arrested over 2013 protests
Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala has been re-arrested and taken to police headquarters in Istanbul, state media reported on Wednesday, hours after being...
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...
Qatar's channel to militants useful but dangerous
To its foes, Qatar's deal-making with armed groups is reckless grandstanding that helps destabilise the Middle East.
To its friends, the network of Islamist contacts...
Many Afghans view signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal with skepticism
Many Afghans view Saturday's expected signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal with a heavy dose of well-earned skepticism. They've spent decades living in a...
