Middle East
Citizens of countries that cut ties with Qatar are free to stay: statement
June 11, 2017
Citizens of countries that cut ties with Qatar are free to stay: statement
Citizens of the six Arab countries that severed diplomatic ties with Qatar Monday have ‘full freedom’ to remain in Qatar,…
Libya: Moammar Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam freed
June 11, 2017
Libya: Moammar Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam freed
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been released, according to the militia group who had…
Iraq paramilitaries make fresh progress west of Mosul
June 10, 2017
Iraq paramilitaries make fresh progress west of Mosul
Iraq’s paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the Islamic State…
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial in post-coup probe: group
June 10, 2017
Turkey jails local head of Amnesty pending trial in post-coup probe: group
Turkish authorities jailed the local chairman of Amnesty International pending trial over charges of “membership of a terrorist organisation”, as…
Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens
June 9, 2017
Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepens
Arab states that have isolated Qatar tightened their squeeze on Friday by putting dozens of figures with links to the…
France joins mediation efforts between Qatar, Gulf countries
June 9, 2017
France joins mediation efforts between Qatar, Gulf countries
France has joined mediation efforts along with the US and Kuwait to solve the recent crisis between Qatar on the…
Qatar rejects as baseless terrorism blacklist by four Arab states, including Egypt
June 9, 2017
Qatar rejects as baseless terrorism blacklist by four Arab states, including Egypt
Qatar dismissed allegations of support for Islamist militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar this…
Egypt, KSA, UAE and Bahrain declare list of terrorist figures, institutions based in Qatar
June 9, 2017
Egypt, KSA, UAE and Bahrain declare list of terrorist figures, institutions based in Qatar
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE issued on Thursday a joint statement in which they declared a list of terrorist…
Baghdad rejects Kurds’ move to press for independence unilaterally
June 9, 2017
Baghdad rejects Kurds’ move to press for independence unilaterally
The Iraqi government would reject any move by the Kurds’ regional authority to press unilaterally for independence, a government spokesperson…
Qatari crisis could spell new trouble for embattled Hamas
June 8, 2017
Qatari crisis could spell new trouble for embattled Hamas
Qatar, one of the few foreign backers of Hamas, faces massive pressure from its Gulf neighbors to cut ties with…