By Sulayman Al-Said The 10 thousand year old accountants’ records The ancient Egyptians in the age of Jahiliyyah used to believe that literacy was divine, a gift from baboon-faced Thoth, their deity of knowledge. Scholars no longer embrace that theory, but why ancient civilisations developed writing was a mystery for…
By Amir Ahmed Syrian forces reach Iraq border for first time in two years Syrian troops and their Arab allays fighting Daesh and other insurgents have reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015, advancing close to a strategic area that has been at the centre of tensions…
By Rashid Al Saud Qatar left isolated as crisis deepens Egypt is just one of the latest countries to close it’s airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same today. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it…
By Musa Shabani USA | Trump to launch full and long term ground invasion of Iraq Donald Trump is pushing for a long-term deployment of US ground forces in Iraq in what could amount to a ‘repeal’ of his predecessor Barak Obama’s decision to end the American occupation of the…
By Qais Ahmed US air strike in Iraq kills three times more civilians than Daesh (ISIS) IRAQ, Mosul | At least 15 Iraqi civilians were killed today when warplanes bombed civilian houses in western Mosul, according to an Iraqi officials. “The victims were taking refuge inside a house when the plane…
By Qais Ahmed Turkey has target Kurds in Syria with heavy arms war planes The US has said it is “deeply concerned” about a series of Turkish air strikes on Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria early Tuesday morning. Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and Syria are fighting for an…
By Yasmina Ali 400’000 trapped in Dawasa, Western Mosul, Iraq Shocking drone footage shows the devastation the 400’000 plus trapped civilians are living in in Western Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. Since February 2017 the USA has kept Dawasa zone of Mosul under siege and heavy airial bombing. Al-Sahawat…
By Zakiya Afzani Assad and Putin accuse Trump of breaking international laws This week Syrian forces launched an air strike against anti-government terror groups in North West Syria. Russian other international observers such as Turkey claim that during the attack a chemical factory being used to create ‘dirty’ or chemical…
By Amira Patel Devices larger than standard cell phones are to be banned on US flights from Muslim countries US President Trump is barring passengers on flights originating in several Muslim countries from carrying any electronic device larger than a standard cellphone starting on Tuesday, a Middle East-based carrier has…
By Aisha Butt Trump has signed a second Muslim Ban executive order, this time excluding Iraq Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that will halt entry to the US for people from six Muslim nations, the originally proposed 9 were signed as 7 before being reversed as illegal…
