BAGHDAD (Parliament Politics Magazine): According to Iraqi police reports, at least three rockets landed in the compound of the Baghdad International Airport and close to a US airbase that is adjacent to it, damaging one derelict civilian airliner. A source in the
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine): When Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog visits Turkey next month, it would be the start of a favourable “new period” in relations with Israel, predicts the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish president said in a television
MUSCAT (Parliament Politics Magazine): Omani women are challenging tradition and questioning marriage more than ever before, demanding equal life partnerships, thanks to greater education options and good office employment. According to official records, over 3,800 divorces were filed in the year 2021,
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine): Kurdish forces moved inside a Syrian prison on Wednesday, where Daesh group fighters had been locked up with children for six days, despite international requests for help to stop a jihadist comeback. Last Monday, more than 100 Daesh
DAMASCUS (Parliament Politics Magazine): Jihadist extremists are believed to have held hundreds of children hostage in the beleaguer prison in north-eastern Syria. Around 850 children are being held in Hasaka’s Ghwayran jail, which was overrun by Islamic State (IS) forces on Thursday,
ABU DHABI (Parliament Politics Magazine): State media in Saudi Arabia reported late Sunday that a Houthi ballistic missile had hit a residential neighbourhood in the south of the kingdom, hurting two individuals – a Sudaneseand and a Bangladeshi – destroying workshops and
ANKARA (Parliament Politics Magazine): Turkey’s currency exchange arrangement with the UAE is a very needed boost of confidence for the country’s economy when Ankara is looking for foreign resources and confronting rising inflation rates. Analysts have cautioned, however, that this agreement wouldn’t
BEIRUT (Parliament Politics Magazine): Many Lebanese and Syrians have been left searching for methods to stay warm, including burning plastic and burning old clothes by a snowstorm in the Middle East. In certain cases, sheep dung has been used for keeping warm
ABU DHABI (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The explosion of a fuel tanker near oil storage facilities and fire at a construction site near the airport, according to Abu Dhabi police, were caused by ‘small flying objects.’ According to Emirati authorities, three oil
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (Parliament Politics Magazine): According to a source familiar with the talks, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is discussing a plea offer in his corruption case. The former is accused of fraud, taking bribes among others. The agreement, which may
SANA’A, YEMEN (Parliament Politics Magazine): The Rwabee was carrying military supplies, according to Houthi rebels, who accuse the UN of cooperating with “murderers who violate international laws.” According to Houthi rebels, the Rwabee was carrying military supplies. They went on to accuse
BEIRUT, LEBANON (Parliament Politics Magazine): The government should subsidise their fuel prices as well as provide cash support, according to Lebanon’s transport unions. Drivers from all over Lebanon have stopped roads and highways, appealing with the government to assist them in dealing
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (Parliament Politics Magazine): The largest oil company in the world, Aramco, will purchase a 30% stake in a Baltic refinery along with a wholesale fuel unit. Saudi Aramco’s agrees to supply nearly half of Poland’s oil. This agreement will
GAZA CITY: Al-Najjar couldn’t leave the Gaza Strip ever since he returned to Palestinian land 25 years ago even to get medical treatment for his spine. Neither has he been able to say goodbye to his mother, who passed away in Jordan
Nicosia: According to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology, a new COVID-19 strain that mixes delta and omicron was discovered in Cyprus. In an interview with Sigma
CAIRO, Egypt – According to the Saudi-led coalition that is fighting in Yemen, the use of two ports as military bases by Houthi forces would make them into viable military targets, according to coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. The Iran-aligned Houthi
The United Arab Emirates is at soaring risk of being named in the list of the global watchdog of nations subject to more lapse for failing at battling laundering of money and financing(terrorist) despite recent insistence of government to eradicate illegal transactions.
The U.S. has been steadily decreasing its involvement in the Middle East, and it so far seems to be benefiting them greatly. While one can’t say that the U.S. is completely disengaged, they have pulled back quite a lot. In 2020 there
Classified documents have recently surfaced that reveal the horrifying accounts of the massacres that took place in order to forge the state of Israel in 1948. Meryem Akil (Umm Osame), a survivor of the Deir Yassin massacre was only 10 years old
Multiple people within communities residing in the Middle East, specifically near nuclear power plants may have to accept evacuation. This would occur if the nuclear power plant was hit by the very prevalent missile strikes that the middle East endures. The Nuclear
A Lebanese minister’s inflammatory comments toward Saudi Arabia and his resulting resignation have been the latest chapter of a diplomatic crisis between the two nations. This crisis is linked to the civil war in Yemen — Saudi Arabia is propping up the
In June, negotiations to prevent Iran going nuclear fell apart, but they are set to resume in a bid to prevent a nuclear arms race in the Middel East or a regional escalation and conflict. Although talks were ended by Donald Trump,
This week the surge of the Omicron variant has led the countries to impose a series of further restrictions in the Middle East. So far, the Omicron variant has been detected in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and only today
The Suez Canal Authority reported that the Ever AIM, a giant container ship sister of the one who blocked the Suez Canal early this year, successfully made it through the canal as part of a south-north convoy. Retailers in the continent of
Thousands of migrant workers have worked under alleged abusive labor practices in the preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to Amnesty International’s statement regarding Qatar’s new labor reforms. The labor reforms were said to have been updated, with
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has claimed to know who carried out the 7th of November drone attack on his home while leading a cabinet meeting. “We will pursue those who committed the crime. We know them well,” he told the group
Extreme weather conditions are an annual event in the Middle East Floods or extreme heat are weather phenomena that are already part of everyday life in Europe. However, climate change has not only left its mark on Europe. The Middle East
The green era will find its way to a climate neutral Saudi Arabia in 2060 Countries like Saudi Arabia have so far been seen as a roadblock on achieving climate neutrality. An official U-turn has taken place in Saudi Arabia since
On October 26, the U.S. State Department approved its first sale to Saudi Arabia, which has caused some controversy and criticism of the Biden administration. The sale included 280 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 596 LAU-128 Missile Rail Launchers (MRL)
The Royal Air Force’s participation in a military exercise in the Middle East did not go unnoticed. They joined the US Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Emirates Air Force, and other air forces in military exercises. It was another episode in a
In mid-October, Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev laid into Iranian officials in a short video. He wore a military uniform and said, “Don’t make us angry. Calm down. If you say something about us in the media again, we will walk over your
Iran’s petrol distribution network was completely parlayed in a cyberattack a few days ago. Iran’s intranet-based petrol system was targeted which allows motorists to purchase subsidized fuel using smart cards which have been issued by the government. The majority of Iranians depend
A former senior Saudi intelligence officer has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “psychopath with no empathy” who once boasted that he could kill the kingdom’s ruler at the time, King Abdullah, and replace him with his own father. In an
In a recent press conference, Secretary of State Antony Blinken – along with his counterparts from Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – advised Iran that “time is running short” for them to re-enter the 2015 nuclear deal agreement that put
Iran has amassed more than 120kg of 20% enriched uranium, well above the level agreed to in the 2015 deal with world powers, the head of the country’s atomic energy agency has told state television. “We have passed 120 kilograms,” said Mohammad
A report by Tactics Institiute For Security and Counter Terrorism criticised the continued money laundering activities in United Arab Emirates and called for strict rules to be implemented to end the phenomenon. The report claimed that UAE has failed in dealing with
The former UK ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Nicholas Kay has said the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is playing catch-up with other countries as the Taliban assume power there, as he also became the first senior diplomat to call for a lessons learned inquiry
It all began so beautifully, with the ruler of Dubai photographed planting the first tree of his ambitious environmental initiative, as smiling officials applauded around him. In 2010, the One Million Trees initiative was announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the vice president and prime
The first 20 minutes of Hogir Hirori’s extraordinary documentary has the beat of a gripping thriller, full of hushed voices, car chases, and the terrifying sounds of gunfight. Much of it shot at night, the film follows Mahmud, a member of an
The Taliban have claimed a huge symbolic victory after their fighters seized a large city for the first time in northern Afghanistan as part of a seemingly unstoppable offensive in which they have captured five provincial capitals in just three days. Armed men swept
Men who boarded and seized a ship in the Gulf of Oman have left the vessel and all those remaining on board are safe, officials say. A UK maritime security agency said the potential hijacking of the Panama-flagged MV Asphalt Princess had
Denmark’s attempt to return hundreds of Syrians to Damascus after deeming the city safe will “set a dangerous precedent” for other countries to do the same, say lawyers who are preparing to take the Danish government to the European court of human rights (ECHR)
Zeynab Serekaniye, a Kurdish woman with a gap-toothed smile and a warm demeanor, never imagined she’d join a militia. The 26-year-old grew up in Ras al-Ayn, a town in north-east Syria. The only girl in a family of five, she liked to fight
Israel is offering a booster shot of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to adults with weak immune systems, but says it is still weighing up whether they should be given to the general public. The rapid spread of the Delta variant has fuelled a rise in
Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense under George W Bush, who died on 30 June at the age of 88, enjoyed one all-important attribute, which was to appear larger than he actually was. He enhanced his comparatively diminutive 5ft 8in stature with the aid of
Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with airstrikes on Friday in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended May’s conflict. Security sources with Hamas, the Islamist group that runs Israeli-blockaded Gaza, said the
The UK transport secretary has refused to say he would book a foreign holiday for himself and his family yet, even as travel restrictions are eased for several destinations. Grant Shapps warned anyone looking to travel abroad that the rules could change
In early April, inmates at Bahrain’s Jau prison crowded into the corridors to protest. They were angry about a lack of medical treatment and fearing for their lives after the death of another inmate. Their sit-in at building 13 lasted 10 days,
Boris Johnson has been accused of putting trade before torture after he met senior Bahraini officials in Downing Street to discuss a free trade deal with the Gulf states. Neither the Foreign Office nor Downing Street advertised the meeting with the country’s
Saudi Arabia has announced that this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to 60,000 vaccinated people from within the kingdom because of the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom ran a reduced pilgrimage last year, but still allowed a small number of people to
