Middle East
Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number...
EU Needs Stronger Defence Arm
EU nations must step up their military co-operation as they cannot simply rely on the US to defend them, EU Commission...
Qatar Rejects Saudi-Led Bloc’s ‘terror’ List
Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab...
Iran Turns Wrath On US, Saudi Over Attacks
Iran's supreme leader hit out at the United States and Saudi Arabia during the funerals Friday for those slain in the...
Turkey Says Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum Plan A ‘grave Mistake’
Turkey on Friday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be...
Palestinian Violinist Brings Music To Young Refugees
As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time...
Syria Sees First Polio Cases In Three Years
Three new cases of polio have been recorded in Syria in the first outbreak of the virus in the country since 2014, the...
Kurdish Referendum Would Distract From IS Fight, US Warns
The United States on Thursday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence...
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera Says Battling Cyber Attack
Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Thursday that it was under a widescale cyber attack which had targeted "all...
Turkey In ‘difficult Position’ Over Support For Qatar
Turkey is keen to support its close ally Qatar in a diplomatic crisis with Doha's Gulf neighbours, but has found itself...
Qatar ‘places Its Armed Forces On “highest Alert Level
Qatar has called its tanks into action and warned neighbours that it will open fire on any ships that come into its...
Weapons Choice In Anti-IS War Endangers Civilians
The choice of weapons by the Iraqi security forces and its allies from the US-led coalition is endangering the lives of...
International Efforts Intensify To Resolve Qatar Dispute In Gulf
Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after...
Qatar Says State News Agency First Hacked In April
Qatari investigators have said that a cyber attack which saw the publication of explosive fake news last month that...
GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options"...
Jared Kushner Is Becoming More Well-Known and More Disliked
The number of people who say they don’t know who Jared Kushner is has decreased, and the number of people who dislike...
Somalia ‘ready To Offer A Helping Hand’ To Solve Gulf Crisis
Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the...
Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between...
Turkish Parliament Approves Troop Deployment In Qatar
Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar....