How has EK521 incident affected DXB’s passenger numbers?
A statement issued by Emirates airline says that 157 of the 282 passengers on board flight EK521 disembarked in Dubai, and left the airport on…
Iran executes 20 sunni ‘terrorists’ In single day
Iran has executed a group of 20 “terrorist” Sunni prisoners for committing several murders and undermining national security, state media reported on Thursday. “These people…
Political power games in Baghdad left advanced bomb-detectors unused
Dozens of advanced bomb-detecting vehicles remained unused during 16 months of vicious Islamic State (IS) group attacks in Baghdad amid political power games, ministerial rivalries and…
Erdoğan: I deplore not being able to uncover the real face of this organization
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed his regret for helping the Fethullah Gülen organization in the past and not being able to show the…
Iran signs deal to export 40 mcm of gas to Georgia
Iran has signed a deal with the Georgian International Energy Corporation to export gas to the country within a 4-month period, Ali Reza Kameli, managing…
Syria: 5 years on
In March 2011 following the Arab Spring, the Syrian conflict mutated into a complex civil war. A litany of local, regional and international forces have…
Saudi Arabia Agrees to Help Stranded Workers, India Says
Saudi Arabia has agreed to assist thousands of laid-off Indian workers stranded in the kingdom without money or food, an Indian minister said Wednesday. A…
Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani positions from heavy machine guns
Over the past day, Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces 18 times. It is reported…
Stop trusting Putin on Syria
For more than a month, Secretary of State John Kerry has been pressing the regime of Vladimir Putin to accept what, for Moscow, would be…
What the reshuffle of Iran’s military means to the west
A new supreme leader (and therefore new commander in chief) will likely be installed in the next few years. These are the big factors driving…