Dubai conclave to explore potential of India-UAE business ties
A two-day conclave, aimed at identifying potential areas of investment and collaborations between India and the UAE, is being held here. The conclave, which begins…
What Trump’s tough talk on Iran means for human rights
While the world waits to see whether Donald Trump will blow up the Iran nuclear deal, actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi has a message for…
Structural reform key to maintaining Turkey’s growth
ISTANBUL Turkey will maintain its structural reform program amid tight monetary controls to strengthen growth, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said Wednesday. The country has…
Iran and the Kurds
On the eve of Monday’s referendum on the future of Iraqi Kurdistan, Iranian armed forces conducted a significant military drill on the border between Iran…
Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey
A generation of Europeans—myself among them—were raised in the painful memory of two world wars and devoted a lifetime to building a peaceful European Union…
British film-maker killed by IS fighters in Syria
A British filmmaker has been killed in Syria by so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters, the BBC understands. Mehmet Aksoy, 32, from London, who studied filmmaking…
Nuclear energy a priority for UAE, minister says
The 2017 International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century takes place from 30 October to 1 November. It is organised by the…
Tim Kaine: Backing Out of the Iran Agreement Would Damage America’s Moral Authority
North Korea tested its sixth nuclear device earlier this month. Experts estimated that the blast from this test was significantly stronger than the 1945 Hiroshima…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in defiance…
In 3 slain security guards, Israel sees a patchwork of its
The security officers represented nearly the full rainbow of Israeli society — an Arab and two Israeli-born Jews, one of Ethiopian descent. Their deaths Tuesday…