Exclusive: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrest more dual nationals
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have arrested at least 30 dual nationals during the past two years, mostly on spying charges, according to lawyers,…
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Kurds: Iraq court’s anti-secession ruling ‘revengeful’
An Iraqi court’s decision ruling against secession following a Kurdish bid for independence was “highly politicised” and part of a wider set of “revengeful” policies…
UAE No.1 among emerging HR hubs
Dubai Knowledge Park (DKP) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional society, unveiled the findings of an in-depth market…
US Opposition to Iraqi Kurdish Independence Stokes Turkish Hopes
ISTANBUL — Emboldened by the United States’ firm opposition to the Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum in September, Turkey is pushing to persuade Washington to abandon…
Turkey-U.S. Visa Progress Set Back by New Sparring Over Trials
The U.S. eased its visa ban against Turkey on Monday, sparking a rally in Turkish markets. But Ankara’s response suggests there’s no quick solution to…
Netanyahu: Iran is ‘devouring’ nations; Israel won’t let it dominate Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that the threat posed by Iran to its Middle Eastern neighbors was driving them into hitherto unthinkable alliances with…
Iran displays missile during anniversary of embassy takeover
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is displaying a surface-to-surface missile as part of events marking the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover and hostage crisis….
Timeline: Key dates of Daesh in Iraq, Syria
Beirut: Daesh has been driven from most of the swathes of territory it once held in Iraq and Syria, now reduced to pockets of the…
Iran and al-Qaeda: Best of Frenemies
Last month President Donald Trump caused a minor stir in his speech on Iran policy by discussing that regime’s connection to al-Qaeda. He said “Iranian…
Supreme Leader Says Iran Should Stand Up To U.S.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the United States is Iran’s “main” enemy and that Tehran will never give in to U.S. pressure…