Home demolitions in Jeddah leave residents destitute

Jeddah, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia, is home to 4.5 million people and is an important economic hub

Embassy shooting takes fragile Iran-Azerbaijan ties to the brink

The recent gun attack at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran may have been exploited by Baku for the benefit of close ally Israel.

US-Turkiye brinkmanship won’t reach a point of no return

A conflict of interest between Ankara and Washington over Syria will likely see the two drift apart, with Turkiye aligning more closely with Eurasian powers.

UAE consortium signs deal with Taliban to manage Kabul airport

The deal will only apply to the logistics at the airports and not security, which has been a sticking point in past discussions with potential partners

Illegal US base in southern Syria hit by several airstrikes

The attack was reportedly in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on a military base near the city of Palmyra in Homs governorate

EU Council votes to ‘prevent’ migrant flow from Afghanistan, UNSC ignores calls to unfreeze country’s assets

EU nations say they will increase financial support to nations in West Asia that take in Afghan refugees

Another Western assault on Afghanistan will backfire inside Europe

The Taliban are being pressured to create an inclusive government; whether it happens is anyone's guess. But sanctions and destabilization should not be the objective of foreign parties, as Europe will pay the consequences.

Russian diplomatic mission to Afghanistan not ready to evacuate Kabul