Seeking to start off on the right foot, Nawaz Sharif’s newly-elected government in Pakistan is on the verge of getting a large loan from Saudi Arabia to help it keep the lights on across the country this summer—as much as … Continue reading →

25-05-13 10:54 AM The Bahraini government quashed protests fairly quickly, with the help of troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates....

Iran's clerical establishment has made it clear that it will not condone the insubordination that marked the country's last presidential contest, and has taken steps over the interim to ensure the 2013 election goes as planned. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE

As Iran prepares for another election that is unlikely to be fair or free, it is time to end sanctions on personal communications devices that undermine the democratic aspirations of ordinary Iranians.

Iran's mission in the UN rejected reports about its involvement in cyber attacks against the US companies, calling for boosting international laws to confront such attacks. His remarks came after the New York Times in an article claimed that cyber atta...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for closer cooperation with the African Union on Saturday, marking the organization's 50th anniversary.    

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Development and International Co-operation has been ranked 67the among the world's strongest women in 2013, according to the annual report released by the Forbes. She was also ranked the first at t

The requirement that Judea and Samaria be retained by Israel is not only based on the historical record, as the world acknowledged in April 1920 at the Sam Remo Conference that was followed by the internationally legal corroboration of the League of Na...