Russia began building 4th military base in Syria
Over the past few days, the Russian army has quietly started construction of a new military base in the countryside near Damascus, from scratch, tasked with…
Prices of crude oil
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday (June 29) compared to the previous close. The price of Brent oil was at $47.55 up from $46.53…
UAE calls US to bomb Al Jazeera headquarters
The Crown Prince of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan asked the Americans to bomb the headquarters of Al Jazeera during the US war on…
Currency market of Qatar in chaos
Economic sanctions and poor liquidity have created chaos in the foreign exchange market for Qatari riyals, with the currency trading far below its peg to…
Iranian flag on Israeli border
Living with the Iranian threat is not a new phenomenon, but it is an increasingly complex one because of the Syrian civil war. Iran is…
Oil is under pressure after report shows increase in US inventories
Oil markets were steady to lower on Wednesday after a report of rising US fuel and crude inventories underscored the concern that a three-year supply…
New economic sanctions on Qatar being considered
Gulf Arab states are considering fresh sanctions on Qatar and could ask their trading partners to choose between working with them or Doha, the United…
Bashar al Assad visits Russia air base
Bashar al-Assad has visited a Russian air base in the western region of nations, just hours after the US put his regime “on notice” over…
Daesh executes their own
Iraqi forces gained control of several villages in the Tal Afar region. A Yazidi member of parliament, Vian Dakhil, recounted some of the horrors described…
Eid morning: Emirati man found dead in car
A 27-year-old Emirati man was found dead inside a car that was parked in Sharjah’s Al Sajjah area. The body was found in the driver’s…