Sudan: The new geopolitical battlefield between east and west?

The potential outbreak of a civil war sparked by a factional fight within Sudan's military government poses a destabilization threat beyond the nation's borders – into Africa, West Asia, and the emerging multipolar order. This suits the west just fine.

Saudi Arabia loans Pakistan $240 million for hydro-power complex

The loan for the hydro-power structure is meant to help Pakistan alleviate its economic and energy troubles

Iraqi PM, Erdogan set to meet for talks

The Iraqi PM will meet Erdogan on 21 March to address the issues of water scarcity and Kurdish militant groups

Syria under the American whip: Sanctions that kill

The western sanctions weapon is not new to Syria, but since 2019 it has become a lethal one, destroying entire Syrian sectors and killing its people.

UK Court to rule on controversial weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

A landmark case could finally determine the legality of Britain's arms trade to Saudi Arabia, which is fueling the war in Yemen.

UAE, Israel, Jordan renew deal for solar energy, desalinated water

The deal is one of many agreements that followed the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020 between Israel, Bahrain, and the UAE

108 civilians killed by mines and cluster bombs in Yemen since April: Report

The Yemen Executive Mine Action Centre (YEMAC), under the National Mine Action Committee (NMAC), is the coordination and implementation body that executes a full range of mine action projects

Cholera outbreak in Syria poses serious threat to region: UN official

The outbreak is likely to exacerbate an already dire health crisis in Syria's US and Turkish-occupied northern and northwestern regions

Foreign oil tanker approaches Shabwah to loot Yemeni oil: Sanaa

Over 12 million barrels of Yemen's oil were looted between January and June of 2022

Water of key coastal city in Yemen polluted with radioactive materials

The practices of the Saudi-led coalition and its unjust siege on Yemen threaten a human catastrophe that may extend to large areas of the war-torn country

Weaponization of water: Turkey flexes its muscles over Syria and Iraq

The Euphrates, West Asia’s longest river, is the source of current and future conflicts between Turkey and its neighbors as Ankara strives to project power in the region

Samarkand at the crossroads: from Timur to the BRI and SCO

From its ancient Silk Road role to China’s BRI project, Uzbekistan is set to remain an important geoeconomic hub in Central Asia

Iraq and Turkey exchange blame over water scarcity

According to the chairman of the Water Resources Committee in the Iraqi parliament, Turkey's plan to build a dam on the Tigris river is "extremely threatening"

US army could have prevented civilian casualties in Syria’s Raqqa: Report

US forces killed up to 1,600 civilians and left 11,000 buildings destroyed during the battle to recapture Raqqa from ISIS

Jordanians take to the streets for third week in a row to protest against Israel deal

Citizens say that the proposed water-for-energy deal is a betrayal of the Palestinian cause

Dozens of Jordanian MPs walk out of parliament during discussion of ‘water-for-energy’ deal with Israel

A majority of citizens and many lawmakers are calling for the deal signed with Israel and the UAE to be scrapped entirely