Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday finally declared the incumbent President Ashraf Ghani as winner of the presidential election held in September last year. But Ghani’s opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, rejected the results, claiming to have won the election himself...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently granted an operating license for its first nuclear reactor, the Barakah, hailed as the most historic moment, as the New Arab reported on February 17. Why Does the UAE Want Nuclear Power? The plant...
The strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and Israel from an anti-Iranian perspective—and by extension anti-Turkish perspective—are well-established by now, despite the fact that political and diplomatic leaders of the two countries continue to negate its existence, and bilateral relations are...
Before US President Donald Trump tore apart his predecessor’s Iran Deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, the mean average rate of recovery across all of Iran’s oil fields was 5.5 percent. According to Oil Price, it has now...
The week-long campaigning period for Iran’s Parliamentary upcoming Feb. 21 election kicked off last Thursday as more than 7,000 hopeful candidates began the race to join the country’s Majlis. However, as thousands started the process of wooing voters, a similar...
A Feb. 16 rocket attack near the American Embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad has brought renewed attention to threats by an Iran-backed paramilitary group called Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba. The militants have vowed to avenge America’s January 3 killing...
US Central Command announced on Feb. 13 that the US Navy had intercepted an Iranian boat bound for Yemen. The dhow—a sailboat with two masts—was reportedly carrying 150 Dehlavieh anti-tank guided missiles, which CENTCOM said are Iranian copies of the...
When a government has lost the faith of its people, what value is the confidence of politicians? In Lebanon, we may soon find out. The embattled administration of Hassan Diab convincingly won a parliamentary vote on its future this week....
The 2003 American invasion of Iraq was always surrounded by dubious justifications. Notwithstanding the obvious lies then President George W. Bush told the American people about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, paving the way for the invasion by US...
One of the last Turkish-backed rebels strongholds and a current hotbed in the Syrian conflict is drawing international attention once again. Turkish forces are building up in the city, while the Russian-backed Syrian Army is approaching. Worries about another major...
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