By Sayeed Yahya The Foreign minister of Saudi Arabia has visited Baghdad for progression and peace talks Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir made a rare visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad on Saturday in a new attempt to heal the kingdom’s troubled relations with Iraq. Improving relations between Riyadh…
By Sayeed Yahya Who are the lost royals of the Middle-East With the collapse of regional giants such as the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s and the Balkan States in the 1990s powerful and long reigning dynasties were lost to the world. The Middle-East (including what are now: the…
By Hajra Moughadam Oman prepares for the Emir of Kuwait’s official three day visit With “high esteem and appreciation”, Muscat prepares to receive His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s guest, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait who is to arrive on an official three-day…
By Halil Mehandjiu The UAE ambassador has died from his injuries following a blast in Afghanistan The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Afghanistan died today (Wednesday 15th February 2017) of wounds sustained in a bomb attack in Kandahar last month that also killed five Emirati aid…
By Tim Derbyshire The government has come under fire for proposing dramatic new prison sentences for journalists and whistleblowers The UK government’s legal advisers have been accused of launching a “full-frontal attack” on whistleblowers and journalists over proposals to radically increase prison sentences for revealing state secrets and prosecute…
By James Nadel Meet the 18 year old driver tearing up the Porsche GT3 Middle-East challenge cup As the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East heads to Abu Dhabi for its fourth round the focus will be on Ryan Cullen and Charlie Frijns at the top of the Drivers’…
By Abdullah Sheljich Top lawyers have claimed false allegations and threats have already started coming in from the British government over their roles in prosecuting the UK over war crimes in Iraq Prosecuting a nation The UK Government has spent £60 million to date defending criminal investigations into British troops…
By Sayeed Yahya The Federal Judges block Trump’s racist ban. Now the Court of Appeals has denied Trump an appeal. A Federal District Court in Seattle blocked Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’ executive order, nationwide on Friday 3rd February 2017, the Justice Department have since appealed the ruling late the very…
By Salma Makhdum Theresa May is to host Israeli leader Netanyahu at No. 10 after drawing millions of protesters out against her invitation to Trump. Theresa May is to follow up her visits to Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by hosting the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, next week,…
By Musa Ibrahim Austria enforces controversial ban on Islamic clothing Austria’s coalition government has vowed to ban Muslim face-covering veils such as the Niqab and to restrict eastern European workers’ access to the labour market. The measures are part of a package of policies agreed after five days of talks…
