Pakistan’s Taliban problem is America’s too
When the United States withdrew its forces from Afghanistan after 20 years in the country, it did so on a promise that the Taliban once back in government would provide … Read More
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Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023
The event that dominated the world’s news agenda in 2022 was the Ukraine war and its far-reaching repercussions. Its impact was felt deeply in the Middle East, with the region’s … Read More
Executions aren’t new in Iran, but this time they’re different
With this round of protests, critics say, the authorities are using charges that carry the death penalty more liberally than they have before, widening the application of such laws to … Read More
Dual British-Iranian citizen sentenced to death for spying for UK
Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for spying for the United Kingdom, according to Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan on … Read More
Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’
Israeli far right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited the compound of Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, known as Temple mount in Judaism, on Tuesday in a move that drew … Read More
Ostrich eggs up to 7,500 years old found next to ancient fire pit in Israel
A well-known riddle compares an egg to treasure, asking: A box without hinges, key or a lid, yet inside golden treasure is hid. What am I?
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot
The public embrace of figures that are hated in the Arab world — and are divisive within Israel itself — is a rare gesture on the part of Arab states … Read More
Why an Arab nation has opted to teach the Holocaust in its schools
The United Arab Emirates will soon become the first Arab nation to teach the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust in its schools, a historic move that has been praised in … Read More
Football, gas and bribery allegations: How Qatar-EU relations deteriorated
As the world’s attention was focused on the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar last week, a political scandal was brewing in Europe with the small gas-rich nation at … Read More
Iran executes dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari
Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been executed, the Iranian judiciary-affiliated outlet Mizan reported on Saturday.