International coalition to build new Syrian force, angering Turkey
The international US-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on…
Sadr: Iraq PM’s alliance with mobilization militias abhorrent
The leader of the Sadrist movement political party, Muqtada al-Sadr, criticized the new electoral alliance of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi with the Iranian backed…
Pakistan aims to sell national airline before election
Pakistan will try to privatize its national airline before general elections due this year, privatization minister Daniyal Aziz said, as the ruling party seeks to…
Saudi-Japan business forum kickstarts in Riyadh
A trade delegation of 60 Japanese companies led by the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, will attend the Saudi Arabia-Japan Business…
Iran’s Rouhani says Trump ‘failed’ to kill off nuclear deal
(CNN)Iranian President Hassan Rouhani mocked Donald Trump for failing to kill off the Iran nuclear deal despite the US leader’s 2016 election promise to do so. Trump…
UNLOCK Blockchain Forum announces more than 350 attendees, and 60 Blockchain startups present at forum
January 9th 2018- UNLOCK Blockchain Forum is taking place on January 14th and 15th 2018 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel DIFC. UNLOCK Blockchain forum is…
Tunisia regains total calm after three nights of unrest
Friday was totally quiet, in Tunisia, after three nights of unrest. On Thursday, unrest was limited to sporadic clashes in very few cities and Friday…
Iranian protests underscore the suffering of the citizenry
Is the regime of the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist in Iran feeling the popular pressure, and will it respond to the demands by seizing…
Iraq PM in high-stakes battle to rein in militias
Baghdad: Under pressure from allies in the West, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is staking his career on reining in the Shiite militias that…
Meet the first woman to work at a petrol station in Saudi Arabia
When Mervat Bukhari decided to become the first Saudi woman to run a gas station in Saudi Arabia, she thought of adding a feminine touch…