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The Friday meeting between King Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Obama were termed as fruitful by Saudi Foreign minister Adel al-Jubair who also said that it had helped to reduce the oil-rich kingdom’s concerns over Tehran. Ties between the Read more
The Turkish parliament has renewed the engagement of the military against terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria for another year as the current approval will expire on 2 October. The parliament is on summer recess but an extraordinary session was Read more
The UN Fund for Children, UNICEF, has just published an alarming report indicating that more than 13 million children across six nations in the Middle East have been deprived of education and around 900 schools damaged due to conflicts. The Read more
A video released by ISIS entitled ‘The Rise of the Khilafah and the Return of the Gold Dinar’ featured the group’s much talked about gold dinar that it claims will end the superiority of the American monetary system on the Read more
A Turkish court Monday charged the America-based online news outlet Vice News’ two reporters and their Turkish colleague for terrorism as they were reporting on Turkish army’s clashes with PKK fighters in Diyarbakır province. Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, both Read more
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reacted to a report by a parliamentary investigative commission stating that it is null and void because it lacks objectivity and was motivated by political differences. The report names Maliki among the authorities Read more
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s office has stated on Sunday that the government political reforms that are to be implemented without any delay will shrink the number of ministries by 33%. Part of the administrative restructurings, the Iraqi cabinet will Read more
The ambitious reforms proposed by Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to remodel the Iraqi government in a bid to overcome corruption, sectarianism and poor public services was approved by 296 votes and one objection. The parliament’s approval was applauded nationwide Read more
After two weeks of demonstrations in Iraq’s main cities like Basra, Baghdad, Nasriyah and Najaf against the excessive corruption of government officials and the dire living conditions of the population, a batch of profound reforms meant to change the government’s Read more
Ankara rejected comments made by Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby that questioned the airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) urging him to “support the fight against terror, rather than terrorism itself.” Nabil al-Araby had questioned the worth of the airstrikes against Read more