Middle East
Governments ‘must Address Corruption To Defeat IS’, Says Report
So-called Islamic State (IS) will never be defeated unless the corrupt conditions that help it to thrive are addressed,...
Saudi Seeks Death For Suspect In Germans’ Shooting
Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia are seeking the death penalty for a suspect accused of opening fire on German diplomats, a...
Trump’s Defense Chief, In Iraq, Says
The U. S. military is not in Iraq "to seize anybody's oil", Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from...
Le Pen In Lebanon For First Head of State Meeting
France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met for the first time with a foreign head...
Women Reveal the Horrors They Endured As ISIS Sex Slaves
Women have revealed the horrors they endured at the hands of ISIS sex slaves - despite being Sunni Muslims just like...
Iran Says Saudi, Israel Working To Damage Country
Iran on Monday criticised what it said was coordination between Israel and regional rival Saudi Arabia, describing...
IS Rapes and Tortures Sunni Arab Women Too
Fighters from the Islamic State group, whose abuses against Yazidi women have been well documented, are raping and...
Global Arms Trade Highest Since Cold War
Worldwide arms trade has risen to its highest level since the Cold War in the last five years, driven by a demand from...
UAE Signs $1.2 Bn In Deals As Arms Fair Opens
The four-day International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) kicked off Sunday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab...
Netanyahu, Kerry Held ‘secret Arab Peace Meeting’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly with Arab rulers last year to hear then US secretary of state...
UN Envoy Questions US Engagement On Syria
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian conflict,...
In Lebanon, An Avant-Garde Mosque To Preach Coexistence
From a distance, there's little to suggest that the building at the entrance of the Druze heartland village of Mukhtara...
Taking the Untrodden Path
For a long time now, the youth have been eager to start something for the betterment of their future, whether it is...
Arab Israeli Film Faces Backlash
The culture clash in "Bar Bahar" starts off when Nur, a veiled and conservative Muslim, moves into a flat with two...
Syria’s White Helmets To Travel To US For Oscars
Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets -- the subjects of an Oscar-nominated documentary -- said on Saturday they...
Washington Encourages Israel-Arab Alliance Against Iran
With a new leader in the White House bent on disrupting the status quo, could it also be time for a fresh approach to...
Jim Mattis In Middle East For First Time As Pentagon Chief
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, his first trip to the Middle East...
Iraq’s Bashiqa Brings Back the Booze To Clear IS Hangover
Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-coloured buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate",...
‘Daddy, Pick Me Up!’ Screams Boy After Syria Attack
In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his...