Archives for January, 2023

Much of Aleppo was destroyed during Syria's years of war, and many surviving buildings are in a decrepit state

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16

Agence France-Presse

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said parliament is working to place European countries' militaries on its terror list

Iran vows 'reciprocal' response to EU over Guards terror label vote

Agence France-Presse

Iranian MPs attend the parliamentary session

Iran's Raisi pledges to tackle inflation

Agence France-Presse

Kurdish-led anti-Turkish protests in Stockholm have further strained relations between the two countries

Sweden's NATO bid hit by repeated rows with Turkey

Agence France-Presse

Protesters in Paris hold a flag with the slogan 'Woman. Life. Freedom' in solidarity with the protests

Despite crackdown, Iran protesters still challenging regime

Agence France-Presse

Tens of thousands of Israelis throng central Tel Aviv for the largest protest so far against the most right-wing government in the country's history

Former PM joins mass rally against Israel govt

Agence France-Presse

Anti-Turkey demo in Sweden deepens tensions over NATO bid

Agence France-Presse

Iraq had last hosted the Gulf Cup in 1979 under former dictator Saddam Hussein

Gulf Cup in Iraq marred by deadly stampede, logistical slips

Agence France-Presse

Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, seen here in this photograph from 2010

Iran judiciary to rule on famed filmmaker's release: lawyer

Agence France-Presse

Israeli security forces close off the area northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank

Israeli civilian kills Palestinian at West Bank farm: army

Agence France-Presse

LIV golf

Culture

Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf gets TV deal; Norman says kingdom ‘learned from its mistakes’

The deal with CW could enable the Saudi Public Investment Fund-backed league to finally secure sizable advertising revenue.

Saudi aid

Analysis

'Saudi first' propels shift toward strings-attached aid policy

Saudi Arabia's announcement of conditional foreign aid is being seen as a move by the kingdom to stand up to global pressures and conduct itself with more autonomy.

By Salim A. Essaid

Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Jan. 18, 2023.

Analysis

Turkey's Erdogan shows no give on Sweden’s NATO bid

The hope is that the Turkish president will deal on NATO, Sweden and Syria after May 14 elections; Turkey-Syria talks unsettle refugees; Could jihadists make a comeback in Europe?

Week in Review

By Week in Review

The Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in Syria holds thousands of foreign women and children with ties to the Islamic State group who are not being repatriated by their home countries

Canada to repatriate 23 citizens from Syria

Agence France-Presse

Messi

Culture

Report: Messi not signing with Saudis, but kingdom wants him

The Argentine soccer star recently visited Saudi Arabia to play in an exhibition against Cristiano Ronaldo’s new Saudi club, Al Nassr. Messi also met an influential Muslim cleric during the trip.

Iraq dinar

Iraq's government struggles to control US dollar price

The Iraqi economy is suffering from the US dollar's rise as a result of smuggling dollars outside of Iraq.