Why a checkmate is looming for Saudis in Yemen

The mood has shifted in Yemen and the Saudis are eager for an exit. What has changed on the Yemeni ground to warrant this shift?

Likud Party activists visit Dubai for political conference

The conference marked the third anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020

Pakistani Taliban attacks police station in Punjab province

Twenty members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militia used automatic weapons to attack the police station

Saudi Arabia intends to open Red Sea islands to Israeli tourists

Although two islands were purchased from Egypt in 2016, Saudi Arabia is planning to build a bridge linking the islands to Egypt

Can western intel agencies spy on Hezbollah via crypto?

Although branded as a safe and secure mode of transaction, cryptocurrency networks are still vulnerable to hacking. In sanctions-hit and economic crisis-ridden Lebanon, this poses an existential threat to all Lebanese.

Qatar reconsiders London investments in wake of grandstanding ban over ‘LGBT+ concerns’

Qatar has invested an estimated $40bn in the UK, owning British landmarks like Harrods, the Shard building, Chelsea Barracks, as well as a 20 percent stake in Heathrow airport

Mossad-affiliated spy cell arrested in Malaysia

The Mossad cell failed to kidnap one of the two Palestinian IT specialists it was tasked to interrogate, compromising the whole mission

Can Syria ever forgive Qatar?

While, one by one, regional states are restoring relations with Syria, Qatar will likely be the last welcomed back in Damascus

Thousands of Afghan refugees still stranded one year after ousting of US-backed govt

Tens of thousands of Afghans are still awaiting to be granted access to the US, while in the UK the Home Office is pushing refugees to find their own rental homes

Ansarallah leader blasts Saudi Arabia over heavy-handed Hajj rules

Anyone in the kingdom found 'illegally transporting' Hajj pilgrims will receive a fine of $13,000 and a prison sentence of six months

Profit before pilgrims: Saudis may have forgotten Arab hospitality, but it’s still alive in Iraq

Once a destination immersing Muslim pilgrims in the experience of a common faith, unity and equality, management of the Hajj today runs on the engine of commercialization, wiping out centuries of tradition.

UK officials decry living conditions of Afghan refugees nearly a year after evacuation

The isolated and restricted living conditions for Afghan refugees in the UK is in stark contrast to the British government slogan of offering refugees a 'warm welcome'

Lebanese doctor arrested in UAE over old tweets

The UAE has routinely arrested Lebanese citizens on trumped-up charges as part of Emirati pressure on Lebanon to stand against Hezbollah

The US is misreading Iran: Raisi believes no nuclear deal is near

Joe Biden, beware. Iran's new President Ebrahim Raisi plans to take the kid gloves off for nuclear talks.

Migrant workers in Qatar face abuse ahead of 2022 World Cup, says report