Latest in: Middle East
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Trump says achieving peace with ME deals and ‘no blood in the sand’
Seeing the dawn of a new Middle East in the wake of U.S.-brokered peace deals between Arab countries and Israel, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Washington is achieving peace with “no blood in the sand.”...September 22, 2020 761 0 -
In foreign policy gain, Trump presides Bahrain, UAE recognition of Israel
In a major development for President Trump’s foreign policy achievements ahead of the November 3 election, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain Tuesday signed agreements with Israel formalizing their diplomatic relationships. While Trump presided over the...September 15, 2020 915 0 -
Prominent Saudi says India’s Islamophobia has angered the Arab world
A leading Saudi journalist and former editor of newspaper Saudi Gazette, Khaled Al-Maeena has said that the Arab world faced the worst kind of malicious and hatred attacks from Indians amid criticism of ongoing violence against...May 17, 2020 1393 0 -
India’s persecution of Muslims shocks the Gulf region as Kuwait moves OIC
The Gulf region, which is home to millions of Indians, has finally woken up to the horror that Muslims are going through in the South Asian country, where a right-wing majoritarian government often shows anti-Muslim bias...April 28, 2020 152870 13 -
Americans hold demonstrations in several cities to say no to war with Iran
American peace activists staged demonstrations in several cities to express their opposition to another war in the Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions spiraled up in the wake of killing of a top Iranian general and attack...January 5, 2020 835 0 -
UN says no alternative to two-state solution as world expresses support for Palestinians
Amid growing concerns over expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories, the United Nations has expressed their support for their unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty....December 1, 2019 768 0 -
What does the U.S. policy of retreat from Syria mean for the Middle East?
President Donald Trump’s sudden withdrawal of American troops from Syria – a battlefield of ideologies, great power influence and sectarian strife – has re-ignited the debate on repercussions of U.S. use of force in the Middle...December 20, 2018 1356 0 -
CNN fires Marc Lamont Hill after author’s support for Palestinians’ rights
Image Credit: Way180/Wikimedia Author Marc Lamont Hill, an advocate for freedom of Palestinian lands under Israeli occupation, is no more with Cable News Network as political commentator after his critique of Tel Aviv’s policies violating human...November 30, 2018 1097 0 -
U.S. relations with the Muslim world and the Jamal Khashoggi case
With the news that Riyadh is likely to admit that the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died accidentally during interrogation gone wrong, the United States is facing a huge foreign policy test. President Donald Trump’s predecessors,...October 16, 2018 1020 0 -
55 Palestinians killed as U.S. relocates embassy to Jerusalem amid protests
Image Credit: OCHA The United States Monday moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in accordance with President Donald Trump’s decision amid large Palestinian protests and killing of several protesters from Israeli fire. Meanwhile, several countries...May 14, 2018 1073 0