First Saudi Arabian ambassador in 25 years expelled from Iraq
Iraq has expelled its first Saudi Arabian ambassador in a quarter of a century following disagreements over the role of Shia militias in the fight…
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Obama administration approved a $1.15 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S….
Syria barters prisoners for Russian bodies
The Syrian government has begun releasing 169 prisoners in exchange for the return of the bodies of five Russian soldiers killed when their helicopter was…
Turkish Foreign Minister: Operations in Mosul and Raqqa are ‘vital’ against Daesh
Operations in Mosul and Raqqa are vitally important if Iraq and Syria are to be cleansed of Daesh, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday….
Hamdan bin Mohammed visits Dubai Future Foundation
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Dubai Future Foundation,…
Qatar University climbed 88 places up among world’s top universities
Qatar’s national university has jumped 88 places in an international ranking of top varsities around the world. Qatar University (QU) is now 393rd in the latest…
UNICEF: nearly 50 million children uprooted by violent conflict
Nearly 50 million children have been uprooted across the globe, 28 million of them by violence and conflicts raging worldwide, according to a new report…
Turkish FM: “The Convention of Human Rights is a guide for Turkey even in these hard times”
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Wednesday stressed Turkey’s continued commitment to human rights, even in the wake of the July 15 defeated coup attempt when suspects…
Shaikh Khalifa has mercy on 442 prisoners
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 442 prisoners on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. The pardoned prisoners…
‘BDS doesn’t want a better Israel — it wants no Israel’
Eminent Hebrew University historian Prof. Yehuda Bauer slammed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement on Tuesday night, at a speaking event in London at London’s…