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Turkey and Syria: Weaponizing Water in Global Pandemic?
Turkish authorities’ failure to ensure adequate water supplies to Kurdish-held areas in Northeast Syria is compromising humanitarian agencies’ ability to prepare and protect vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020 -
Middle East Pummeled by Frequent Rounds of Flooding Rain, Severe Weather
As people around the globe battle the coronavirus pandemic, rounds of deadly flooding have gripped parts of the Middle East.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020 -
US Forces in Iraq And Afghanistan In Quarantine For Coronavirus
No U.S. forces will move into U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility — a region that includes the war zones in Iraq or Afghanistan — under a 14-day “stop movement” order issued by the U.S. military command.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020 -
Global Game of Oil Price Between Russia and Saudi Arabia, No Sight of End
Russia and Saudi Arabia, two of the world’s biggest oil producers, are each making a bet that they are better placed than the other to bear the pain of the oil price war.
Sunday, 15 March , 2020 -
Coronavirus In Iran Left More Than 700 Dead, Lock-Downs Intensified
Iran says the coronavirus outbreak has killed another 97 people, pushing the death toll in the country to 724.
Sunday, 15 March , 2020 -
India’s Muslims in Grave Danger and Suffer, 45 Dead
The fighting began on Sunday, Feb. 23—just before U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the country for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and quickly escalated into mass riots.
Tuesday, 3 March , 2020 -
Pakistan FM: Afghanistan and Pakistan Can Resolve Bilateral Issues Without US
Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
Monday, 2 March , 2020 -
Two Holiest Shrines in Saudi Arabia Closed to Foreigners as Coronavirus Fears Grow
Pilgrims also banned amid broader restriction on visa holders from states deemed most likely to pose a health risk.
Sunday, 1 March , 2020 -
Trump’s Second Day Presence in India, Violence Erupts, 7 Killed in Dehli
Seven people have been killed in Delhi in protests against India’s controversial new citizenship law, as US President Donald Trump made his first official visit to the country.
Tuesday, 25 February , 2020 -
Three Gulf States, Iraq Report first coronavirus Cases
Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq on Monday recorded their first new coronavirus cases, all people who had been in Iran, which raised its toll from the disease to 12 dead and 61 infected.
Tuesday, 25 February , 2020 -
Turkey Armors the Syrian Border, 300 Other Trucks and Vehicles Conveyed
In the past few days, Turkey has been redeploying its forces to areas bordering the Idlib de-escalation zone.
Sunday, 9 February , 2020 -
Iraq Named its New PM After Months of Protests
Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, a former communications minister, was appointed by President Barham Salih.
Sunday, 2 February , 2020 -
Japan Sends Warship to Middle East to Protect Oil Tankers
Japan sent a naval destroyer to the Middle East on Sunday for a rare overseas mission to ensure the safety of its ships amid lingering tension between Iran and the US.
Sunday, 2 February , 2020 -
Brain Injuries of US Forces in Afghanistan Highlight Military’s Failure to Care for its Own
Pentagon different statistics of brain injuries of its forces following Iran air strike to Ain Assad Air Base in Iraq shows US failure to care for its foreign forces.
Sunday, 2 February , 2020 -
Trump’s Peace Plan Is Palestinians’ Worst Nightmare
Arab states might accept Trump’s one-sided initiative, but an increasingly vocal new generation of Palestinians won’t allow regional leaders to sign away their right to a sovereign homeland.
Sunday, 2 February , 2020 -
Iran’s Top General Soleimani Killed by US Strike
The United States killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has changed the rules of engagement between Iran and the US, Iranian analysts say.
Saturday, 4 January , 2020 -
Saudi Arabia Mocked Justice through Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Case Sentences
on Monday, the authoritarian kingdom of Saudi Arabia sentenced five operatives to death for the grisly murder and dismemberment of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, in October, 2018.
Tuesday, 24 December , 2019 -
Benjamin Netanyahu Is Bleeding Israel’s Foreign Ministry to Death
Deep funding cuts and the gutting of Israel’s diplomatic service is undermining the prime minister’s ambitious foreign-policy agenda.
Monday, 16 December , 2019 -
Deadline Given to Name Jamal Khashoggi’s Killers
US intelligence agencies will be given a month to make a formal declaration on whether Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the murder of the Saudi dissident, Jamal Khashoggi.
Saturday, 14 December , 2019 -
Saudi Arabia Embraces Western Sports to Rehabilitate Global Image
Critics accuse the kingdom of “sportswashing” as international entertainment businesses shrug off human rights concerns.
Tuesday, 3 December , 2019
