Coalition Says Fewer Than 3,000 IS Fighters Remain in Iraq and Syria
BAGHDAD — The United States-led international coalition fighting Islamic State estimates that fewer than 3,000 fighters belonging to the hardline Sunni militant group remain in…
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Turkey’s president: Banker’s New York trial is US conspiracy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the New York trial of a Turkish banker is a U.S. conspiracy being staged to “blackmail” and “blemish” his…
EU and US disagree on Iran and Israel
The US and EU’s top diplomats diverged on Middle East policy, while celebrating their “partnership” on Tuesday (5 December). EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini…
The Diplomatic Elephant in the Room: Armenia’s Russian Oligarch Consul General
It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Perhaps diplomacy does as well, even more profoundly. At first glance, Sergei Sarkisov seems intriguing in both respects….
Car bomb blast kills eight in Syria
An explosives-laden bus blew up Tuesday in a predominantly pro-government neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs that has been repeatedly targeted, killing eight…
Saudi oil minister talks of strengthening ties on Iraq visit
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister says relations between the kingdom and Baghdad are improving. Khalid al-Falih spoke during a visit to the…
Arab, Muslim opposition building to any US nod on Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Vociferous Arab and Muslim opposition was building Tuesday to any possible U.S. recognition of the hotly contested city of Jerusalem as Israel’s…
Israel, Iran starting war of attrition?
Israel’s alleged attack on an Iranian outpost in Syria last Saturday could kick off a new confrontation between Tel Aviv and Teheran. It also indicates…
Dubai enhances global appeal
For the first time, Dubai now ranks among the world’s Top 30 Cities in terms of commercial real estate activity, adding yet another recognition to…
Minister: Azerbaijan turning into regional transit center
Today Azerbaijan is turning into a regional transit center both in logistics and information exchange, Azerbaijani Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade…