Category: Middle East

Twitter purge targets Turkey’s pro-government network
- By Alaina
- . June 13, 2020
Early this year, Twitter had apparently detected tens of thousands of accounts linked to government propaganda in Turkey, China and Russia….

Qatar Comes In Spotlight For Terror Funding In America
- By Roshan Amiri
- . June 11, 2020
A recent lawsuit filed in the courts of New York City is claiming compensation for the families of those killed at the hands….

Egypt calls for immediate withdrawal of mercenary forces in Libya
- By Alaina
- . June 9, 2020
On Saturday, Egypt announced a unilateral ceasefire between the UN-recognized Government of National Accord…

AMF provided $211 to Morocco and $98 million loan to Tunisia amid COVID-19 pandemic
- By Alaina
- . June 6, 2020
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a regional lender,has provided a loan of $211 million to Morocco to assist it in undertaking public…

Qatari boycott in retrospect: What GCC should consider before lifting the embargo
- By Raven Ruma
- . June 5, 2020
Qatar’s boycott with the neighbouring Arab nations has entered fourth year, and with no end in sight, hopes for a quick resolution to the Middle

Jailed Iranian professor deported from the US, reaches Tehran
- By Alaina
- . June 3, 2020
On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced in an Instagram post that jailed Iranian professor Dr Sirous Asgari was on his way back home. Various Iranian news agencies confirmed his arrival with a photograph that showed him wearing a mask and greeting his family….

Facebook Oversight: Now British MP joins protest against appointment of Brotherhood sympathizer
- By Roshan Amiri
- . June 1, 2020
The much talked about Facebook’s Oversight Board has run into controversy for appointing a Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer……

US: WHO who? Washington break ties with WHO
- By Alaina
- . May 30, 2020
On Friday during a press briefing at the White House, US President Donald Trump, declared that the country would disassociating itself from the World Health Organisation…..

UN is urged not to withdraw their peacekeeping forces from Sudan
- By Alaina
- . May 29, 2020
As Sudan prepares for a new UN ‘political mission’ that will help the country take its first steps into elections, government formation and a new constitution, the prospect of UN peacekeeping force’s….

Amidst COVID19 chaos, ISIS tries to make a comeback
- By Alaina
- . May 27, 2020
This week, Iraq’s state news agency reported that counter-terrorism forces have killed ISIS’ ‘Governor of Iraq’ Moataz Numan Al-Jubori during an airstrike in Syria….