Iran covertly recruits Afghan soldiers to fight in Syria
Iran is covertly recruiting hundreds of Afghan Shias in Afghanistan to fight for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, drawing them out of their own conflict-ridden country…
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Istanbul airport attack: Turkey’s vengeance will be like ‘rain from hell’
The suicide bombing at Turkey’s Ataturk Airport is a symbolic attack at the heart of Istanbul. If ISIS is indeed behind this attack, as the…
Isolated Erdogan Heals Israel, Russia Ties to Boost Economy
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended a six-year rift with Israel and unexpectedly moved to mend ties with Russia, as Turkey attempts to draw a line…
Officials’ salaries leaked in Iran
Simmering anger in Iran’s hard-line media over official salaries has forced President Hassan Rohani’s administration onto the defensive with a likely reelection bid for the…
Here’s why Saudi Arabia is loosening its restrictions on women
Why is Saudi Arabia — a highly conservative state where very little changes — suddenly embracing various kinds of reform, including loosening its repressive gender…
In Turkey, dashed hopes and deepening rifts
Just a year ago, Mecbure Demir, the matriarch of large Kurdish family from a restive town in Turkey’s southeast, was celebrating the prospect of peace….
Saudi Arabia Is Changing Its Tone In The Oil Market
Saudi Arabia is talking the oil market up lately. That’s a big change from a few months when it was talking the market down. In…
UK wants to enhance defence ties with Qatar
Security and defence, and other areas of co-operation between the UK and Qatar will not be affected by Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU),…
In Egypt, a Rare Problem for a World Leader
Summary Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court faces an important decision. In April, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a deal to transfer control of the Red…
Raytheon wins $523.4 million contract to upgrade Kuwait’s Patriot missile defense systems
Raytheon Co. won a $523.4 million contract Thursday to modernize Kuwait’s Patriot missile defense systems as the Waltham, Massachusetts-based defense giant continues to set its…