PPolitics Read More2 minute read Afghan Child Casualties Soar as Urban Warfare IntensifiesbyNewsWeekMe WriterSeptember 19, 2020 KABUL, April 17 – Urban warfare has caused a spike in deaths and injuries among women and children…
PPolitics Read More5 minute read U.S., Iran Keep Iraqi PM in Place as He Challenges Ruling ElitebyNewsWeekMe WriterApril 6, 2019 BAGHDAD, April 5 – The United States and Iran have formed an unlikely tacit alliance behind Iraq’s prime…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read Former Saddam Aide Seeks to Reshape Iraq’s Sunni InsurgencybyNewsWeekMe WriterFebruary 17, 2019 BAGHDAD, April 11 – A rallying cry to Iraqi Sunnis from former President Saddam Hussein’s top surviving aide aims to…
PPolitics Read More5 minute read Donald Trump Tests Positive for Everything, According to His Own DoctorbyNewsWeekMe WriterApril 23, 2018 Donald Trump tests positive for every medical ailment. All of them. Supposedly, that’s what his doctor says—or at…
PPolitics Read More1 minute read Lebanon’s Aoun Elected President, Ending 29-Month VacuumbyNewsWeekMe WriterFebruary 1, 2018 BEIRUT, Oct 31 – The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read Doha’s Actions May Destabilize the Region: Saudi MinisterbyNewsWeekMe WriterSeptember 10, 2017 At a time when the world is suffering “horrendous” terrorist attacks, Qatar continues to harbor wanted terrorists, providing…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read Behind the Scenes: The Saudi-U.S. Arms DealbyNewsWeekMe WriterSeptember 4, 2017 The single largest military deal in American history signed on Saturday, May 20th in Riyadh may have appeared…
PPolitics Read More4 minute read Resignation of Moroccan Opposition Figures Sends ShockwavesbyNewsWeekMe WriterSeptember 4, 2017 The resignation of one the Arab world’s leading secular politicians has surprised politicians and analysts across North Africa.…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read King Abdullah: “My friends, we will solve the problems of our region!”byNewsWeekMe WriterSeptember 4, 2017 Jordan is getting ready for one of its most important conferences in recent years. The World Economic Forum…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read Pakistan Says U.S. Must Not Make it a “Scapegoat” for Afghan FailuresbyNewsWeekMe WriterAugust 23, 2017 KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Pakistan rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of its efforts to fight terrorism…
PPolitics Read More1 minute read Saudi Arabia Says King’s Contact with U.S. Helped Ease Al Aqsa Mosque TensionsbyNewsWeekMe WriterAugust 6, 2017 RIYADH, July 27 – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday King Salman had been in contact with the United…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read Turkey to Fast-Track Draft Bill Approving Troop Deployment in QatarbyNewsWeekMe WriterJuly 26, 2017 ANKARA, June 7 – Turkey’s parliament is expected to fast-track on Wednesday a draft bill allowing its troops…
PPolitics Read More4 minute read Egypt’s President Sissi is Bullying Rivals Ahead of His Re-election BidbyNewsWeekMe WriterJuly 25, 2017 If Khaled Ali is worried, he isn’t showing it. Sitting behind a wooden desk in his office in…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read Turkey’s Opposition Leader Launches Court Challenge As He Marches To IstanbulbyNewsWeekMe WriterJuly 16, 2017 ISTANBUL, July 4 – Turkey’s main opposition leader launched a European court appeal on Tuesday over an April…
PPolitics Read More1 minute read Congressman Calls For U.S. President Donald Trump’s ImpeachmentbyNewsWeekMe WriterJune 22, 2017 Democratic Congressman Al Green called for impeaching President Trump on Monday, saying Congress must prove to the country…
PPolitics Read More13 minute read Qatar is in Denial, Needs to Make a U-Turn: UAE MinisterbyNewsWeekMe WriterJune 9, 2017 June 9 – DUBAI (Newsweek Middle East) – Qatar may soon find itself vulnerable in the face of…
NNews Read More3 minute read Trump: People in the Middle East have Borne the Brunt of TerrorismbyMd Kajol MiahMay 21, 2017 RIYADH, May 21 – U.S. President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to do their share to fight…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read John Kerry Urges Russia to Show “Grace” in Geneva Aleppo TalksbyNewsWeekMe WriterDecember 10, 2016 PARIS, Dec 10 – Backers of the Syrian opposition appeared resigned to the fall of eastern Aleppo on…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read 2027: England and Wales Submit Application for EU MembershipbyNewsWeekMe WriterOctober 11, 2016 February 26 2027 England and Wales submit application for EU Membership Almost nine years after withdrawing from the…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read New Saudi Visa Fees Spark An OutcrybyNewsWeekMe WriterAugust 9, 2016 DUBAI – If you wish to enter Saudi Arabia, prepare yourself to pay up to $2,100 in visa…
NNews Read More6 minute read Turkish President Gains Upper Hand in Power StrugglebyMd Kajol MiahJuly 24, 2016 ISTANBUL, July 24 – At the crossroads between a divided Europe and a convulsed Middle East, Turkey is…
PPolitics Read More4 minute read Ministers Prepare to Retake Daesh Stronghold of MosulbyNewsWeekMe WriterJuly 20, 2016 WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, July 19 – Dozens of defense and foreign ministers will meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read Pope Urges Armenia and Turkey to Reconcile, Shun VengeancebyNewsWeekMe WriterJune 27, 2016 YEREVAN, June 25 – Pope Francis urged Armenia and Turkey on Saturday to seek reconciliation and to shun…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read Cuba Casts Aside Rancor to Welcome Obama on Historic VisitbyNewsWeekMe WriterJune 26, 2016 HAVANA, March 20 – President Barack Obama arrives in Cuba on Sunday for a 48-hour visit, making history…
PPolitics Read More5 minute read Between Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism: Bernie Sanders and the ‘Muslim Vote’byNewsWeekMe WriterJune 20, 2016 It was dubbed a historic upset. Prominent pollsters predicted that “Hillary Clinton had a greater than 99 percent…
PPolitics Read More4 minute read In Remote Corner of Iraq, An Unlikely Alliance Forms Against DaeshbyNewsWeekMe WriterMay 11, 2016 UMM Al-DHIBAN, Iraq, May 11 – They share little more than an enemy and struggle to communicate on…
PPolitics Read More1 minute read Turkish Police Detain Nearly 100 People Over Links to Cleric GulenbyNewsWeekMe WriterApril 21, 2016 ISTANBUL, April 18 – Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read Syrian Rebels Declare New Battle Against GovernmentbyNewsWeekMe WriterApril 21, 2016 BEIRUT, April 18 – Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on Monday…
PPolitics Read More3 minute read Yemen’s Warring Sides Signal Optimism for Kuwait Peace TalksbyNewsWeekMe WriterApril 17, 2016 KUWAIT, April 17 – Yemen’s warring parties are sending conciliatory signals ahead of U.N.-backed talks starting on Monday,…
PPolitics Read More2 minute read U2 Singer Bono seeks U.S. Senate Backing for Mideast “Marshall Plan”byNewsWeekMe WriterApril 11, 2016 WASHINGTON, April 13 – U2 lead singer Bono joined diplomats and aid experts on Tuesday to appeal for U.S. Senate…