Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main rival has reportedly agreed to join a unity government, ending…
Category: Current Affairs
QABOOS OF OMAN: The end of an epoch
By Pat Lancaster. Within hours of the death of Sultan Qaboos, the inspirational ruler of…
New PM delivers message of hope to Tunisians whose patience is “wearing thin”
Incoming president, Kais Saied, gave rise to widespread optimism for the future of Tunisia when, in…
EGYPT: Human Rights crackdown intensifies
A worrying report by Amnesty International claims that a prominent Egyptian journalist and human rights defender…
Turkey-Syria offensive: Syrian army heads north after Kurdish deal
Syrian government forces have started to reach the north of the country, hours after the government…
Is Washington behind Israeli drone attacks on Lebanon?
Three Israeli airstrikes on a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria on…
US denies responsibility for latest explosions in Iraq
The head of an Iran-backed paramilitary force in Iraq has distanced it from a claim by…
Bahrain hosts Peace and Prosperity conference
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on June 26 that major economic growth was possible in the…
Jordan resolute on Palestine stance
Jordan’s stance towards the Palestinian cause has not changed and remains firm in rejecting all alternatives…
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi dies
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on June 17 in a Cairo hospital after fainting…