Saudi reiterates claims of Iran regional ‘interference’
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Ankara on Tuesday reiterated longstanding assertions that the Iranian government was supplying Yemen’s Shia Houthi group with weapons and military experts….
Qatar’s population surpasses 2.6 million for the first time
Qatar saw its population swell to an all-time high of 2,611,522 last month, according to new government figures. This is the first time the number…
Iraq heritage sites at risk
Iraqi heritage sites targeted in a campaign of destruction by the Daesh group are again at risk during the operation to retake Mosul. Daesh vandalized…
Yemeni vice president praises Turkish support for Yemen
Yemen’s vice president on Tuesday praised Turkey’s attitude supporting the nation’s government and its efforts to end the turmoil there. “Our relations with Turkey are…
Andrey Epifantsev: Georgians for the most part don’t want to go back to times of Mikheil Saakashvili
Georgia cannot be described as a country of the Greater Middle East, since it is located on the periphery of the region, but Georgia borders…
‘We Don’t Owe Anyone’: Egypt Jousts With Its Chief Benefactor, Saudi Arabia
In the tumultuous two years since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt came to power, one ally has kept the Arab world’s most populous country…
Turkish PM plays down EU chief’s arrest criticisms
Turkey’s prime minister Tuesday played down a critical remark by the head of the European Parliament over the detention of journalists on terror charges. On…
Seven people jailed in UAE’s ‘Hezbollah spies’ case
A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced seven people to jail in the so-called “Hezbollah Spies” case, according to the UAE’s official…
Population of Armenia declined by 10.1 thousand people
The permanent population of Armenia on October 1, 2016, according to current register based on the census of 2011, is 2 993.9 thousand people, as…