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Comment: Seven years after the massacre, it's clear that the violence at Rabaa marked the dawn of a new era ruled by fear and state control, writes Sam Hamad.
America's strategy in the Middle East has failed. But can a Biden presidency repair it?
Greece-Egypt maritime deal aims to shackle Turkey's Mediterranean designs
Analysis: The pact between Athens and Cairo is part of a wider regional battle for influence in the Mediterranean.
UN council at odds over peacekeeping operation in Lebanon
US Ambassador Kelly Craft stressed the need for a new mandate at a closed council meeting on the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.
Week after deadly blast, Lebanon crisis deepens
Tuesday's deadly Beirut blast rocked Lebanon at a time when it was already on its knees, having defaulted on its massive debt and seen poverty ...
Good riddance to Lebanon's government, radical change begins now
Comment: Diab's government was built to fail and based on impossible promises. Its resignation is far from enough for a devastated people looking for justice and change, writes Nizar Hassan.
Sudan says Nile dam talks delayed for 'consultations'
Sudan on Monday said that negotiations over Ethiopia's massive and controversial dam construction on the Blue Nile have been postponed ...
The Beirut blast: An accident in name only
Comment: Blatant, perhaps criminal, negligence and bureaucratic ineptitude were the immediate causes of the explosion, says the International ...
Greece says Turkish ship in eastern Mediterranean ‘threatening peace’
Greece accused Turkey of “threatening peace” and held a meeting of military chiefs after Turkey deployed a research ship in the hotly contested, ...
EU: Turkey navy operations in eastern mediterranean 'extremely worrying'
Turkey's resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is "extremely worrying", the EU said after Greece and Egypt set up an ...
Afghan peace talks near after Taliban prisoner release approved
Kabul's peace council announced peace talks between the government and the Taliban could soon restart, after some 400 militant prisoners were ...
Khartoum 'regrets' US advice against travel to Sudan
Sudan has complained to the US that it has not taken into account changes since the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in its recent warnings against ...
Sudanese troops, civilians killed in clash with rebels
Sudanese troops and civilians were killed in a clash with a rebel group in the country's south.
Turkey announces resuming eastern Mediterranean energy search
Turkey announced its intention to search for energy in the eastern Mediterranean, despite conflict with Greece in the past.
IMF urges Lebanon to break reform 'impasse' after blast
Talks with the IMF this year have so far failed to yield promises of reform from Lebanon's government.
Syria Insight: Russia moves into Iran-controlled eastern Syria
Eastern Syria has been viewed as under Iran's sphere of interest, but the resource-rich region remains a lucrative area for Russia too.
Ethiopians celebrate progress in building dam on Nile River
Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday afternoon, waving Ethiopia's flag to celebrate progress in ...
Lebanese FM Nassif Hitti resigns amid economic crisis
Dissatisfied with the government's performance, Lebanon's foreign minister handed in his resignation amid an economic crisis.
Often on brink, Lebanon headed toward collapse
Lebanon is hurtling toward a tipping point at an alarming speed, driven by financial ruin, collapsing institutions, hyperinflation and rapidly ...
Afghan ceasefire holds as hundreds of Taliban prisoners freed
"You almost forget that there has been a war in this country for 40 years," one Jalalabad resident said.
Iran's Khamenei says sanctions failed, no talks with Trump
Iran is refusing to start talks with the US that will only benefit Donald Trump, Khamenei said.
Iran, Ukraine hold 'constructive' talks on downed airliner
The two states agreed that a 'most transparent and unbiased investigation by Iran is needed'.
Afghan truce begins ahead of possible talks
A three-day ceasefire between Taliban and government forces has begun as Muslims across the world celebrate Eid al-Adha.
Putin 'to help ease' Turkey-Cyprus gas search tensions
Vladimir Putin reportedly made the pledge during a 45-minute telephone conversation with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.
Analysis: Iran has edged closer to China and Russia as the US exerts a strategy of maximum pressure.
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