Category: Middle East

Gulf Market Sentiments Diverge on Fed Pause Speculation and Oil Price Surge
- By Roshan Amiri
- . August 30, 2023
Several variables, including wagers on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory and the effect of higher oil prices on the region’s economy, caused major Gulf

Sudan’s Top Military Officer Visits Egypt Amid Ongoing Conflict
- By Sulaiman
- . August 29, 2023
General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the Chairman of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, made a big diplomatic gesture by traveling abroad for the first time since the nation’s

Demonstrations against Assad regime shake Syrian provinces
- By Sulaiman
- . August 26, 2023
Rare protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government continued in Syria on Friday, with residents reported coming to the streets in several towns in Daraa and

At least 100 expatriates deported daily in Kuwait in 2023
- By Roshan Amiri
- . August 25, 2023
By the end of August 19, Kuwait had already deported over 25,000 expatriates or an average of 108 individuals a day. The move comes in

Renowned Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan dies aged 100
- By Sulaiman
- . August 24, 2023
Iranian filmmaker and author Ebrahim Golestan’s daughter Lili took to Instagram Wednesday, announcing his father’s death on Tuesday at his house in the UK. He

BRICS Invites Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Others to Join Developing World Bloc
- By Roshan Amiri
- . August 24, 2023
The BRICS group of emerging countries has sent invitations to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates to join its ranks

Saudi Arabia slams allegations of killing Ethiopian migrants
- By Salma Hossein
- . August 22, 2023
In a 73-page report released Monday, Human Rights Watch accused Saudi border guards of killing scores of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to

Saudi Border Guards Accused of Deadly Attacks on Ethiopian Migrants Crossing from Yemen
- By Hashim Sheikh
- . August 21, 2023
According to a study released by Human Rights Watch on Monday, border guards in Saudi Arabia are said to have carried out deadly attacks against

Syrians struggle despite 100% increase in state salaries
- By Salma Hossein
- . August 21, 2023
With rapidly rising prices and the Syrian pound plunging to a record low of 15,500 to the US dollar last week, the people of Syria

Iran’s Defense Exports Surge Amid Growing Ambitions and Controversies
- By Roshan Amiri
- . August 20, 2023
According to reports, Iran has significantly increased its defence exports, signalling a step up in its efforts to become a regional defence behemoth. The disclosure,