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In-depth: At this year’s CPAC, Donald Trump boasted of his policy victories in the Middle East, but his erratic legacy is probably more liability than asset for the Biden administration.
Israeli forces snatched at least seven cows that strayed into its territories from Lebanon, local news reported.
Soleimani video game set for release as Iran mourns
First-person shooter game 'General in the Shadows' is set at the 2014 siege of Amerli in Iraq.
Q&A: Ilhan Omar awaits more productive US foreign policy
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar talks to Negar Mortazavi about her hopes for the Biden administration's foreign policy, and takes stock of the damage ...
Trump: the wrecking ball who came to 'fix' America
Rising to power by claiming to fix the US, Donald Trump has left a turbulent legacy.
Discussing freedom of expression, tolerance, and secularism
Comment: President Macron's defence of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons raises important questions around secularism and free speech in a global climate of increasing intolerance, writes Dr. Azmi Bishara.
Four dead in Lebanon 'Hezbollah arms depot explosion': reports
Four people died in an explosion in Lebanon's Nabatieh district, reported to have occurred at a Hezbollah arms depot.
Trump could lose reelection in 100 days
Trump faces possible humiliation at the hands of Biden, a man he derides as "sleepy" and mentally incompetent, yet who leads by double digits in ...
Anti-racism activists call for investigation into Somali schoolgirl's death
Last year, the 12-year-old girl's body was found in Manchester’s River Irwell.
Trump disregarding US constitution, Colin Powell says
Former military chief Colin Powell warned that US President Donald Trump is drifting away from the constitution.
Popular Saudi Ramadan series 'defends homosexuality'
Saudi Twitter users were left outraged this week after a popular Ramadan drama series 'defended homosexuality'.
Cut! Coronavirus pegs back Ramadan soaps
Many countries in the Middle East have imposed tough restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic, forcing studios to shut down temporarily ...
New video shows third incident of Trudeau in 'blackface'
Canadian TV has published a video of a third separate incident of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing racist ‘blackface’ makeup in the ...
Israel’s Tlaib-Omar ban is an affront to all Americans
Comment: Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are not the first US citizens to fall victim to Israel’s racist entry policy targeting supporters of ...
Mohammad Bin Salman’s waning influence
Comment: MbS's star is dimming and his influence is waning as his allies in the UAE seem to abandon him and Washington loses patience ...
Ramadan, Muslim month of fasting, begins in most countries
Muslims in Southeast Asian countries and much of the Middle East, including Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, will fast on Monday for the start of the month of Ramadan.
How the private sector supports Arab authoritarians (II)
Comment: The international private sector has aided authoritarian regimes and dictators for decades, with a combination of arms, advice, ...
Asia Cup 2019: Iran and Iraq in goalless stalemate
The energy on display between the old rivals showed Asia's real football is played in Mesopotamia and Persia.
Netanyahu and Ahed: This week in Middle East football
Blog: The Israeli leader described al-Ahed FC as a missile silo for Hizballah - but how is Lebanon's biggest club connected with the Shia ...
Imran Khan: The changing face of Pakistan's Gulf relations
Comment: Pakistan's new prime minister Imran Khan hopes to avoid taking sides in the divisive politics of the Gulf region, but that's no easy ...
Stranded Syria refugee applies to travel to Mars
A Syrian refugee stranded at the main airport in the Malaysian capital for more than 100 days has applied to travel to Mars after being denied ...
Talk of Cairo: This week in Middle East football
Egypt has taken centre stage in football, with Mo Salah continuing to increase his remarkable goal scoring tally while a new Egyptian ...
Review: The new Star Wars film struggles to reflect modern day attitudes towards organised, armed rebellions, writes James ...
Riyadh strikes back: official axed over king's Yoda image
A Saudi education official has been sacked over a schoolbook that accidentally included a doctored photograph of a former ruler sitting next to ...
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