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Film Review: Kaothuer Ben Hania's Oscar-nominated production follows a Syrian man whose desperation towards citizenship leads him along an unconventional, and ultimately treacherous path.
Analysis: Amid new geopolitical shifts and realignments in the region, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan appear to be pursuing a reset in relations.
Rebuilding Raqqa: Hope amid the ruins of war
In-depth: Three years after being liberated from IS, Raqqa is still in ruins. But despite funding shortages and security challenges, residents are doing their best to reconstruct a stable life.
Ramadan breeds dread in crisis-hit Iraq
Faced with sharp price rises, a decline in the buying power of the dinar and rising unemployment, Iraqis enter the Muslim fasting month ...
Since its independence in 1946, Jordan has been through major events that defined its History.
Lebanon to swap medical expertise for Iraqi oil
Lebanon and Iraq have signed a deal to exchange oil for medical supplies, which is hoped will solve each country’s respective problems.
Lebanon headed towards blackout as second plant shuts down
Out of four major power plants in the country, two are now out of service, likely causing even longer electricity blackouts in the near ...
Lebanon approves crisis funding to avert power blackout
An emergency funding of $200 million was approved by the Lebanese parliament to prevent a national power cut at the end of March.
Famine, secession and bloodshed: Six years of Yemen war
Six years after Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen against the Houthis, the conflict is as brutal as ever and has become the world's worst ...
Syria Insight: Bread queues and hunger in Assad's Syria
After ten years of war, Syrians across the country are facing unprecedented hunger and poverty.
Italian FM in Libya for talks with new PM
Luigi Di Maio and interim prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who was sworn in on Monday, discussed "cooperation and issues of common interest, ...
Hopes for free media dashed in post-Gaddafi Libya
A decade after the 2011 uprising that led to the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan journalists still face difficulties to exercise their ...
With Lebanon in freefall, what comes next?
The Lebanese currency hits new lows on a daily basis and the political parties are in a state of atrophy.
As Lebanon's politicians stall, its people suffer hopelessly
Comment: Lebanon's political class displays a tolerance for stalling that contrasts strikingly with the sense of urgency that the situation ...
Libya's new interim prime minister set to take office
Libyan transitional prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah will be officially sworn in after parliament approved his cabinet last week
Lebanon heads for blackout as electricity funds dry up
Crises-hit Lebanon could soon face total darkness if no funds are secured to buy fuel for power, a senior energy official said.
What lies in store for US-Saudi ties?
Analysis: Biden has softened his tough campaign rhetoric since entering office as the US negotiates its future relationship with Saudi Arabia.
Protests in Lebanon enter fifth day as currency plummets
"We want all 118 MPs to resign now ... we need to remove the legitimacy of the ruling class."
Lebanon’s caretaker PM warns of chaos as currency plunges
Hassan Diab threatened to suspend his duties if that would increase pressure for a new Cabinet to be formed.
US denies weighing sanctions against Lebanon Central Bank chief
Anti-corruption expert Gina Chammas criticised the US and international institution for working with corrupt Lebanese officials for over three ...
Fresh bloodshed in Myanmar as UN set to meet
The violence has brought condemnation from around the world.
Palestinian elections: The view from Gaza
In-depth: Fifteen years after Palestinians last went to the polls, Gazans have seen their living conditions drastically deteriorate. For most, ...
Egypt is using charity to paper over coronavirus failures
Comment: In the Mersal Foundation, we see the best and the worst of Egypt; the work of extraordinary people failed by their state, writes Sam ...
Oil giant Shell follows rivals into huge annual loss
With coronavirus lockdowns and planes being grounded, Shell has recorded a large fall in profits.
Iraqi authorities inked a preliminary deal to obtain the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by early next year.
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