May 2019

US National Security Adviser John Bolton will this week travel to the United Arab Emirates for talks, the US embassy in Abu Dhabi said Monday. The US embassy in the…

Iran’s foreign minister appears unimpressed with Japan’s offer to mediate in a crisis between Tehran and Washington, and says President Donald Trump should make his intentions clear about Source: Al…

Amid rising regional tensions, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud invited Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and League of Arab States (LAS) leaders for emergency summits in the holy city of…

The Iraqi Kurdish parliament on Tuesday elected Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew and son-in-law of veteran leader Massud Barzani, as president of the autonomous region. The deputy leader of the Kurdistan…

Mecca will host three summits on May 30 and 31, two of which are emergency summits called by King Salman bin Abdulaziz in light of heightened tensions with Iran. The…

Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew of former president Masoud Barzani, was elected by 68 Kurdish MPs amid a boycott by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iraqi Kurdistan…

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and assistant Jared Kushner has departed on a trip to Morocco, Jordan and Israel, the White House said Tuesday, signalling a fresh round of talks…

China and Russia will boycott an economics-focused conference next month in Bahrain that is part of the United States' Middle East peace plan.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: China, Russia to…

Fires reportedly sparked by intense regime bombing have destroyed staple crops, compounding the already fragile humanitarian conditions in Idlib.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Crops on fire in Syria rebel enclave…

The Governor is currently leading a 90-member delegation on a four day trip to Israel, his first official visit abroad since taking office in January, to boost Florida’s economy. Source:…