As we get ready to bid adieu to 2018, an eventful year marked by trials, tribulations and triumphs, it is time to look back at some of the major developments that shaped the year. As yet another year goes by, it is time to reflect and see whether the world is getting better or worse. […]

 Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the developments in Syria in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Kremlin said in a statement on Friday that Putin and Merkel reviewed in details issues related to the crisis in Syria, with emphasis on applying the decisions of the quadripartite summit between Russia, Turkey, Germany, and […]

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, a leading Bahraini cleric, met with Iraq’s top religious leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on Friday, IRNA reported. The local Iraqi media published an image of the meeting, but failed to provide further details. Ayatollah Isa Qassim arrived in Najaf on Thursday. Sheikh Isa Qassim […]

US President Donald Trump Friday threatened to “entirely” close the southern US border with Mexico if lawmakers refuse his demands to fund a wall. “We will be forced to close the Southern Border entirely if the Obstructionist Democrats do not give us the money to finish the Wall & also change the ridiculous immigration laws […]

Authorities in Sudan have arrested at least nine opposition leaders and activists, according to a civil society group, in the face of fresh anti-government protests expected after the weekly Muslim prayers on Friday. The head of the media office at the National Intelligence and Security Service denied any knowledge of the arrests. Sudan has been […]

Turkey will have nothing left to do in the Syrian town of Manbij once “terrorist organizations” leave the area, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, hours after the Syrian army said it had entered the town. Turkey has threatened an assault on Manbij to drive out the Kurdish YPG militia, which it regards […]

The Kremlin spokesman says Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan may hold a meeting in the first six months of 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan may hold a meeting in the first six months of 2019, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on […]

The missile units of the Yemeni army on Thursday targeted gathering positions of Saudi- backed forces with two missiles in Asir border province. According to a Yemeni military official the Zilzal-1 missiles hit the positions of Saudi-backed forces off Aleeb crossing and led to killing and injuring of dozens of the militias, Saba News reported. […]

The Syrian army entered the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years Friday, media reports said. The announcement came moments after Syria’s Kurdish militia, left exposed by a US pledge to pull out its own troops. Meantime, Reuters reported that Syrian Troops have raised Syrian flag in Manbij. Earlier, the […]

US President Donald Trump’s unscheduled trip to Iraq met with harsh criticism from the Arab country’s political figures and parties, with some denouncing the move as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty. For the first time since he became US president almost two years ago, Trump paid a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq on […]