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What did Russia get from its KRG gamble?

by moutasem quffa

With army appeal, Sudan protesters test Bashir’s ‘coup-proof’ regime

How the West’s silence emboldened Libya’s Haftar

We Are Too Weak to Stop Israel

In Depth

A summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un is due to be held by the end of May
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Newly Revealed Document Shows Trump Demanded Kim Agree to Denuclearize North Korea

by moutasem quffa

On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong...

Cold homecoming for Afghans paid by Iran to fight in Syria

by moutasem quffa

Too poor to even buy pens and notebooks for school, Mehdi left his home in Afghanistan soon after his 17th...

Arab leaders pose for the camera, ahead of the 30th Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/Pool

Arab leaders to seek UNSC resolution against US decision on Golan Heights

by moutasem quffa

Arab leaders warned on Sunday any country from following in the US footsteps in recognizing Israel sovereignty over the Golan...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Analysis – More shale, who cares? Saudi Arabia pushes for at least $70 oil

by moutasem quffa

Budget needs are forcing Saudi Arabia to push for oil prices of at least $70 per barrel this year, industry...

FILE PHOTO: An Iraqi flag is seen amid destroyed buildings during fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo

Forgotten victims: The children of Islamic State

by moutasem quffa

The hallways of the Rusafa Central Criminal Court in Baghdad teemed with anxious toddlers on the days their mothers were...

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