Dubai Safari to open its doors on UAE National Day
Built with a capacity to house 5,000 animals in total, the park will be opening with about 3,000 to start off with. If you’re scratching…
Iraq orders truce with Kurds to allow peaceful deployment at border crossings
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered a 24-hour suspension to military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, to allow for the…
Turkey’s paradox in Iraq: Weaker because of a weakened Kurdistan
The sight was vivid proof of how quickly and dramatically the sands of Middle East politics can shift: the smiling faces of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip…
‘Red line into illegality crossed’: UN expert mulls sanctions on Israel over Palestine occupation
A UN human rights expert has accused Israel of violating a number of international laws and resolutions while suggesting legal action, including travel bans, against…
What the latest Iran vote tells us
The Republican-led House overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation Thursday that would slap new sanctions on Iran for its pursuit of long-range ballistic missiles without derailing the…
Iran Is Building Air Defenses Against Stealth Aircraft
How did the Iranians manage to develop a host of entirely new radar designs and several new surface-to-air missile systems and even produce a match…
Israel Outs a Senior Hezbollah Target, but Risks Igniting New Round of Violence
What the Israeli army calls the “war between the wars” has undergone a radical change in recent months. The idea of the war between the…
Renewed Saudi-Iraq ties ‘to rival Iran’s influence’
A recent warming of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iraq could signal a move away from Iran’s influence over Baghdad, analysts say, but with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arriving on…
Exclusive: New Saudi mega-city will be listed publicly, crown prince says
RIYADH (Reuters) – The $500 billion mega-city planned by Saudi Arabia will be floated on financial markets alongside oil giant Saudi Aramco as part of…
No role for Assad in Syria’s future: Tillerson
GENEVA (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on…