United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia Threaten U.S. Interests And Mideast Peace With Attack On Qatar
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia wants to rule the Persian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates wants to rule Riyadh, indirectly, at least. Both states desire to…
Report: Iran detains Islamic State group leader near Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian news outlet is reporting that authorities have arrested a leader of the Islamic State extremist group. The Wednesday report from…
Netanyahu says Israel endorses independence for Kurds
JERUSALEM — Israel’s leader says the country supports Kurdish independence ahead of a key referendum on the matter. In an announcement early Wednesday, Prime Minister…
Trump to weigh more aggressive US strategy on Iran, sources say
President Donald Trump is weighing a strategy that calls for more aggressive U.S. responses to Iran’s forces, its Shi’ite Muslim proxies in Iraq and Syria, and its support for militant groups, according to five…
The Floating Venice hotel coming to Dubai
On the first day of Cityscape (Monday September 11) we heard of Expo 2020’s plans to preserve the legacy of the show way beyond its…
UAE, Philippines sign memorandum on recruiting domestic workers
Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation in the recruitment and employment of domestic workers in the UAE….
Germany has put most arms exports to Turkey on hold: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has put all major arms exports to Turkey on hold due to the deteriorating human rights situation in the country and…
Israeli minister: The West, US, Israel have ‘major interest’ in Kurdish state
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked expressed support for the Kurdistan Region’s aspirations for statehood on Monday going so far as to…
Qatar’s Emir visits US airbase on anniversary of Sept. 11 attack
Qatar’s strong military relationship with the US was emphasized yesterday when the Emir paid a rare visit to the Al Udeid Air Base. The base,…
North Korea nuclear weapons: Iran may have helped rogue state, Britain fears
IRAN may have been secretly helping North Korea rapidly advance its nuclear weapons program, it has emerged. The UK Foreign Office is investigating whether the…