Some view the UAE decision as a trial balloon, and will react positively based on how the next weeks and … More
Tag: Middle East
Oil exporting Mena countries to lose Dh991 billion in 2020: IMF
Oil-exporting countries in the Middle East and North Africa will lose $270 billion (Dh991 billion) in oil export receipts in … More
‘All lies’: how the US military covered up gunning down two journalists in Iraq
Former Reuters journalist Dean Yates was in charge of the bureau in Baghdad when his Iraqi colleagues Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh were killed. A WikiLeaks video called Collateral Murder later revealed details of their death
What we will miss most about life in lockdown
As governments around the world begin to ease lockdown, people in Africa and the Middle East tell us what they … More
Hadi Awang – deeply flawed envoy with deeply flawed strategy
Hadi Awang will be busy as he gets down to work as Malaysia’s “special envoy to the Middle East” with ministerial status. He is fluent in Arabic, and he can presumably use his linguistic skill to great advantage in his bid to help the Palestinians.
US to remove Patriots, other military assets from Saudi Arabia
WSJ: four batteries of Patriot surface-to-air missiles sent to deter Iranians will be removed from Saudi oil facilities. The United … More
ISIL attack kills Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Iraq
At least 10 members of the Hashd al-Shaabi forces have been killed in a coordinated attack carried out by the ISIL (ISIS) group in Iraq’s Salahaddin province.
According to Hashd and Iraqi state media early on Saturday, clashes erupted between the paramilitary unit, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, and ISIL on several fronts in the town of Mekeeshfa and the city of Balad.
