Taiwan to face China threat with $10bn military aid from United States

The US has approved a defence bill that authorises up to $10 billion in military assistance to Taiwan over five years as Washington steps up its support for the island. The Chinese Communist Party ...

The deadly legacy that Isis left behind

Mosul was one of the last strongholds of the self-proclaimed Islamic State. By mid-2017, its supporters had been encircled by Iraqi security services and coalition forces in the old city. The ...

Tunisians vote for parliament amid economic, democracy vows

Tunisians are voting to elect a new parliament on Saturday, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country — the cradle of Arab ...

Qatar redefined the very nature of citizenship...The temporary citizen

Qatar spared nothing in its preparation for the 2022 World Cup. Multiple stadiums and sprawling fan facilities were built from scratch—as was the national team, which includes players from Iraq, ...

India discusses security repercussions of Afghan file with Central Asian countries

Beneficial harm: Climate change strikes terrorist Al-Shabaab in Somalia

A strong blow to the terrorist Al-Shabaab movement in Somalia may be the end of their criminal activity in the country, after the movement had controlled several regions of Somalia for years and ...

On fifth anniversary of defeat of ISIS: Fears of the organization's return to Baghdad

Despite the announcement of the defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Baghdad’s celebration of the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the terrorist organization, the present threats from the existence of ISIS ...

Iran Ousted From U.N. Women’s Rights Agency in U.S.-Backed Vote

Iran was kicked out of the United Nations women’s agency on Wednesday in a U.S.-led vote that came months into Tehran’s brutal crackdown on uprisings driven by women and young people who are ...

Afghan fields come back to life as charity channels water for crops

Marjana remembers the last time “the hunger” came to her village in Ghor province, more than 50 years ago, before even the Soviet invasion. “I was seven years old and my father sold me for ...

To stay in power, Dbeibeh extradites last man accused in Lockerbie case to US

In interview with Swiss magazine International Diplomat: Ali highlights interest in Islamist groups, finds fault with European approach to Islamists

Talk about freedoms in a given country cannot be fruitful without knowledge of the fateful battles this country faces. Egypt faced the prospect of falling apart after January 2012. There is an ...

Ukraine shoots down 13 ‘kamikaze’ drones targeting Kyiv

Ukraine’s military destroyed 13 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv and the surrounding region this morning during the latest Russian attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, President Zelensky has ...

US poised to send Patriot missiles in boost for Ukraine

The US is set to send advanced Patriot missiles to Ukraine, months after Kyiv asked for the defence system to combat long-range ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Russian forces. A formal ...

Ukraine’s Secret Weapon Is Ordinary People Spying on Russian Forces

During Russia’s occupation of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a large electronics store served Russian forces as a field hospital, barracks and storehouse for food. One morning last summer, ...

Ukraine Fends Off Fresh Wave of Drone Attacks on Kyiv

Ukrainian air defenses repelled a wave of Russian strikes in Kyiv on Wednesday, knocking at least 13 drones out of the sky, with explosions reported in the historical center of the city. Russia has ...