White Helmets – The Most Dangerous Job on Earth
On a warm morning in December, a few dozen Syrians from Aleppo and Idlib— former students, teachers, vegetable…
The Curious Case of Yemen’s Alliances: Saleh Vs Houthis
IN THE EARLY morning hours of May 10, 2015, Sana’a was rocked by five consecutive explosions. As clouds…
Death Toll After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Egypt Reaches 52
CAIRO, Sept 22 – Egyptian rescue workers have found nine more bodies in the Mediterranean Sea a day…
Trouble in Tunisia: Security Breaches, Economic Slump & Political Divisions
After suffering two mass casualty terrorist attacks claimed by the group Daesh earlier this year, Tunisians understandably rejoiced…
Israel’s “Infiltrators”: African Refugees At Risk
Haftom Zarhum, a 29-year-old Eritrean, needed to renew his work visa. As an asylum seeker who had come…
Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf Relieved of His Post on Royal Orders
October 31 – DUBAI: Ibrahim Al Assaf, Saudi Arabia’s finance minister has been relieved of his post on…
Lost Children are Legacy of Battle for Iraq’s Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq, July 30 – Thousands of children have been separated from their parents in the nine-month battle…
Iran-Born Maryam Mirzakhani, Award-Winning Mathematician, Dies at 40
July 16 – Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and only woman to receive the equivalent of the Nobel Prize…
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo on South Sudan, Sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 18 – The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council…
Danish ‘Sex Ambulance’ Seeks to Protect Sex Workers But Migrant Women at Risk
COPENHAGEN, May 18 – In a dark tunnel in Copenhagen’s red light district on a freezing night, Annika…
Merkel makes headlines after refusing to wear headscarf on official visit to Saudi Arabia
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Saudi Arabia without a headscarf for talks with the oil-rich kingdom’s monarch.…
Militant Attack on Indian Army Base in Kashmir Kills One
SRINAGAR, India, Oct 3 – At least six militants attacked an Indian army camp in Kashmir on Sunday…
Yemen’s Socotra Island Bans Use of ‘Qat’
ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 22 – Authorities on Yemen’s Socotra island burnt two tonnes of the mild narcotic drug…
Syrian Rebel Advance in Hama as Army Pushes in Aleppo
Syrian insurgents made new advances to capture villages north of Hama on Thursday, rebels and a war monitor…
UN Says to Help Iraq Tackle Rampant Corruption
BAGHDAD, Aug 11 – A United Nations agency said on Thursday it would help Iraq to tackle endemic…
Uganda Troops in South Sudan to Evacuate Citizens After Violence
JUBA, July 14 – Uganda’s army began evacuating citizens from inside neighbouring South Sudan on Thursday where fighting…
Turkish Officials Arrive In Greece Under Migrant Accord
LESBOS, Greece, March 21 – Turkish officials arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday to help…
Iran Says Ready to Put Rivalries Aside With Saudi Arabia
MUNICH, Feb 12 – Iran and Saudi Arabia must overcome strained relations and work for stability in Syria…
With Fewer U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, Pressure Grows for More Air Strikes
KABUL, Feb 11 – Pressure is growing on the U.S. military to do more to help Afghan forces…
All The Kings’ Men
“It is always good [to have] true men by your side,” wrote Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on…