Nuclear watchdog chief gains U.S. envoy Nikki Haley’s support
UNITED NATIONS — International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano met Thursday in New York with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki…
Is Saudi Arabia bluffing on Iran?
The latest developments that just unfolded in Riyadh are unsettling and carry a high risk of a regional confrontation. An assertive Saudi crown prince is…
Exclusive: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers,…
Kurds: Iraq court’s anti-secession ruling ‘revengeful’
An Iraqi court’s decision ruling against secession following a Kurdish bid for independence was “highly politicised” and part of a wider set of “revengeful” policies…
Syria conflict takes its toll on Golan Druze
The small Syrian population that has remained steadfast in the Golan Heights continues to be loyal to Damascus and the Syrian motherland, although 50 years have passed…
Assad aide: Syrian Kurds must learn lesson from fate of Kurdistan Region
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – An advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) must learn a lesson from the…
Turkey: 101 IS suspects detained in police sweep
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained 101 suspected Islamic State group militants in a sweep in the capital, Ankara. Anadolu…
Lebanon’s plunge into political crisis raises specter of war with Israel
BEIRUT — Even for a country often used as a battleground by regional powers and their proxies, the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri has…
Middle East tensions rise as Iran and Saudis jostle for power
A string of escalatory moves taken by Saudi Arabia and arch-rival Iran over the past few days suggest the long-brewing cold war between the region’s…
UAE is hope maker for nations: Mohamed Bin Zayed
ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, commended…