Category: Middle East
Less intervention, more impact: US reworks its foreign policy towards Middle East
- By Layla Nour
- . October 31, 2020
Over the past years it can be observed that the US administration has been deliberately trying to reduce its footprint in Middle East region. Washington,
Syrian Refugees in Lebanon receive aid for their mental health
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 31, 2020
“I felt the world was over. When I got out, I saw smoke and broken glass and couldn’t find my daughter,” Fahima explained a Syrian
Turkey rebuffs report on AKP member taking bribe from Qatar
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 31, 2020
Turkey govt has snubbed Nordic Monitor report alleging AKP member of accepting bribe from Qatar Turkey government officials have dismissed a report claiming that a
Erdogan confirms testing S-400 surface-to-air missile system, brushing aside US warnings
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 25, 2020
In a press briefing on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the testing of S-400, Russian surface-to-air missile system and clarified Ankara’s stand of
Saad Hariri renamed as Lebanon’s Prime Minister
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 23, 2020
Saad Hariri has been renamed as the Prime Minister of Lebanon for the fourth time, a year after his resignation from the post amid mass
Emails threatening US voters allegedly sent by Iran
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 22, 2020
US officials have said that Iran is behind a flurry of intimidating emails that have been sent out to Democratic voters asking them to vote
US elections: How would Trump VS Biden affect Middle East
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 21, 2020
Americans are going to choose their next president on November 3 and the results of the 2020 US elections are certainly going to have big
Damascus attacks the European Council
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 16, 2020
Syria strongly condemned the European Council statement on the extension for another year of sanctions imposed on certain Syrian institutions and individuals under the pretext
COVID-19 exacerbated crises for many Middle East economies
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 15, 2020
With the onset of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, governments launched rapid measures to contain the spread of the virus
Lebanon, Israel attempt to resolve maritime border dispute
- By Omar Haddad
- . October 15, 2020
The two nations, though technically at war, sat down to negotiate a long-pending maritime border dispute. Insisting that this is not about normalising ties but