Iran and al-Qaeda: Best of Frenemies
Last month President Donald Trump caused a minor stir in his speech on Iran policy by discussing that regime’s connection to al-Qaeda. He said “Iranian…
Turkey-EU Economic Summit Will Show Ties Recovering, Simsek Says
Turkey’s relationship with the European Union is in recovery and top economic policy makers are planning to meet at a summit in Brussels next month,…
UAE gold prices rally to one-week high
Dubai: Precious metal prices went up for the first time in a week on Thursday, just after the US Federal Reserve had announced it is…
Russia and Iran sign $30bn energy agreements
Russia and Iran have signed agreements to collaborate on “strategic” energy deals worth up to $30bn that will involve energy groups such as Rosneft and…
Can Syria’s Kurds avoid their Iraqi brethren’s fate?
Kurdish local elections in northern Syria are likely to succeed despite potential opposition from the central government, analysts say. Organised by Kurdish authorities, the vote…
UAE nuclear programme celebrates diversity
Al Qasimi is also president of Zayed University and is currently the UAE’s minister of state for tolerance. She became the first woman in the…
Lebanese President: If there’s a war – Israel will lose
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a war with Israel, but said that if such a war were to occur,…
Iraq Is Not Iran’s Puppet
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iraq is, once again, deeply embroiled in crisis. For three years, the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish region fought together…
Turkey: 2 killed in raid on suspected PKK hideout
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish officials say police have raided an apartment allegedly used by a Kurdish militant in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, triggering…
Turkey: 13 Killed in Clashes Between Troops, Kurdish Rebels
ANKARA — Turkey’s military says eight Turkish security force members and five Kurdish militants were killed in a clash near Turkey’s border with northern Iraq….