A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 10 princes and dozens of former ministers. Those sacked include Prince Meteb bin Abdullah, the head of the National Guard, and Adel Fakeih, the economy minister. Abdullah al-Sultan, commander of [ More … ]
Saad Hariri has announced his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister and implicitly blamed Iran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, for his decision. In a televised address from “Saudi Arabia”, Hariri criticized Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, accusing [ More … ]
Saudi authorities have taken an “unprecedented” step to tackle Islamic extremism by setting up a council of scholars to vet religious teachings around the world. According to the guardian a royal order issued this week [ More … ]
More than Fifty policemen were killed and eight others injured in a shootout with militants in Giza’s Bahariya Oasis, state agency MENA reported. In a statement to MENA, a Giza security directorate security source said [ More … ]
Iraqi security forces have launched a “major operation” in the Kurdish-held region of Kirkuk, advancing towards oil fields and a strategic military base, according to Kurdish and Iraqi officials. The army captured several positions south [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* Turkey is detecting and judging all the criminals of the treacherous coup attempt which targeted democracy and freedom that led to the death of 249 people and to the injury of 2,193 others [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived Wednesday in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit. He was welcomed at Mehrabad airport by Iranian Minister of Industry, Minerals and Trade Mohammad Shariat Madar, along with [ More … ]
By : Hussain Abdul Hussain* Of all the countries that announced their position toward the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, America has probably have taken the most ambiguous stance. Officially, the U.S. opposes Kurdish independence and [ More … ]
MISURATA, Libya Four people were killed and two dozens injured in a suicide bombing in Libya’s northwestern city of Misurata on Wednesday, according to a local medical source. Security forces engaged three gunmen during an [ More … ]
BY : Zekeriya Kurşun* On the morning of Sept. 26, there won’t be a new Kurdish state, a new Kurdish republic. Neither will the century-old dreams of Kurds come true as Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* If Turkey-U.S. relations are intended to head for a fresh start rather than a collapse, Washington must revise its Middle East policies, especially the leftovers from the Obama administration on Syria, Iraq [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in New York City, U.S. today. At the meeting, leaders of the UN member states will address the General Assembly concerning global problems. [ More … ]
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