Under Israel’s continued airstrikes on Gaza for two weeks after Hamas’ attack on 7 October, about 5,000 Palestinians, including children, women, and elderly people, have been killed so far. Leaders and top officials from more [ More … ]
Spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition denies claims that the coalition struck a Houthi arms depot in Sanaa The Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday that it had stopped all attacks against the Houthis in Yemen as [ More … ]
While most Islamic and Arab as well as other states strongly condemned Israeli atrocities against civilians in Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine, Abu Dhabi adopted a low-key approach toward the latest round of Israeli violence [ More … ]
It is crucial that Washington and the international community work together to find a political solution in Yemen that appeases local actors while also restraining Saudi and Emirati influence in the country Six years after [ More … ]
Jordan is ready to play part in relaunching peace negotiations with Palestinian leadership, monarch says Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned that continued unilateral actions will kill any chance for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, [ More … ]
With failures to fully address the root causes of Yemen’s conflict, fighting has continued, and Hodeida still remains the country’s most dangerous area. The UN-sponsored peace deal in Stockholm in December 2018 to end fighting [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president, according to Tehran. Iranian government spokesman said messages were presented to Rouhani from leaders of some countries. Also, an official in Iraqi PM’s office confirms Baghdad has [ More … ]
By: Ibrahim Kalin* Peace as an enduring value can be achieved only when it is based on justice. All other options are doomed to fail The late Anthony Shadid, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who [ More … ]
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited the members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to attend an urgent meeting to discuss the status of Jerusalem, only 16 out of 57 heads of state [ More … ]
A Bahraini delegation visits Israel in spite of Trump’s Jerusalem decision. Ties between Bahrain and Israel have been warming in recent years, with business deals expected to follow A Bahraini delegation is visiting Israel in a [ More … ]
On the occasion of a United Nations forum, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for an end to the half-century Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the Golan Heights as [ More … ]
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Steven Koutsis Wednesday reiterated the support of his country for a stable Sudan, adding that the African Union roadmap remains the only way for a peaceful solution. Koutsis made his remarks at [ More … ]
Oman is mediating between Yemeni rivals over peace plans presented last week by UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Oman is mediating between Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s government and its Houthi opponents [ More … ]
BY: İBRAHIM KALIN* We will not be able to establish political order and economic equality unless we establish the principles of harmony, peace and beauty within our own souls in the first place President Recep Tayyip [ More … ]
In his first comment on the fighting in North and East Darfur states a few days ago, the leader of Sudan Liberation Movement, Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) has accused the Sudanese government of attacking their positions [ More … ]
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