There is no legitimate candidate insight for the forthcoming February elections in Iran. It is being reported that Iran’s hardline Guardians Council has disqualified about 9,000 of the 14,000 who registered to run in the elections. Moderates say in most cities they have no candidates to enter the race. Guardians …

Peace is never on Trump’s agenda for the hardcore businessman he is. But owing to every nook and corner of support he can look into, and gather a vote bank, Donald Trump is now moving towards unveiling a Middle Eastern peace plan to Israeli leaders this week. Finally, wishing to …

Lebanese protesters have again taken to the streets. There is a government breakdown. Reports have come in talking about unprecedented overnight violence in Beirut in which nearly 400 people were injured. Security forces had to fire water cannons to diffuse the situation. Young protestors were seen hurling stones outside the …

A ceasefire agreement in Berlin between the two factions in Libya has completely fallen apart. It isn’t the time taken by Haftar to sign across the dotted line but apparently a Turkish threat which has led to the breakdown in the painstaking attempt to create a bridge of peace. Turkish …

Turkish PM has played a master stroke and found himself financial power as he struck a deal with the UN-backed Tripoli government in Libya, to repay him the money owned to Turkey before Libya entered civil war in 2011. Undeniably, Recap Tayyip Erdogan has proven his mantle and strategy of …

Russia is said to have hacked into the database of an energy company that has been instrumental in the Trump Ukraine scandal. It seems Kremlin is once again being roped in to swing the Trump influence. The forthcoming US elections are definitely on agenda. It has been proven, in so …

Terrorist resurgence is on the rise again as a virus that was not wiped out, even with the recent assassination of a key Iranian warlord instrumental in financing and promoting such proxy groups. The King Abdullah of Jordon while speaking to the media has confirmed that the Daesh group is …

It is now being revealed that Trump’s order to take down Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was not just meant to eliminate him but also a key Iranian military general in Yemen too. While there are no clear reports over the death of Mr. Abdul Reza Shahlai, the group’s commander in …

Qatar has found itself in a precarious situation when its American docking airbase seemed to have been used to fire the attacking missile to assassinate Iranian warlord Qassem Soleimani. As the attack happened, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani immediately flew to Tehran for talks with President Hassan …

Under the aegis of the Iranian government, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani gradually rose to power. Since 2003, he has come to known as a notorious general that garnered support from the ideologically driven militia, who has seamlessly worked as Iranian proxies at Suleimani’s will. The support he has held can …

Libyan public is happy about the way Turkey is intervening in Libya. A faction of Libyans and Syrians has got together and are protesting in Benghazi otherwise. They seem to have been instigated by the self-styled rebel army under the leadership of Khalifa Haftar. The Turkish parliament has quickly passed …

Turkey has got itself again in a tight spot again, as it comes under fire for ‘ignoring the Red Notices many times in the past’ over wanted Nissan’s ex- CEO Carlos Ghosn. The billionaire fugitive was tried in Japanese court, broke his parole and escaped to Lebanon via Istanbul. According …

The gap wasn’t so much as might become more apparent now when Turkey is turning its attention towards Libya and sidelining a superpower in the making. Political analysts believe that the newly building bond between Ankara and Moscow may become strained over political rifts that are more obvious after Ankara …

While there is a freeze on liquid cash in Lebanon and protestors are crying out loud against the government corruption, it seems money is being siphoned and a probe has now been initiated into billions of dollars that are reportedly been sent overseas from Lebanon. Strangely, while the country’s central …

The new incoming Prime Minister in Lebanon Hassan Diab is not getting a warm welcome from any quarter. Demonstrators entered their 67day of protest against a corrupt government and are demanding a complete new makeover with no representation from the political elite. Even protest leaders have boycotted talks with me on …

Assad has kept his promise as his fresh onslaught in Idlib province in northwestern Syria has left 80,000 and more civilians displaced. Reported numbers have moved back and baggage in haste, as the province was hit by fresh attacks. Also, Russian fighter jets struck a convoy of cars leaving the …

The self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) headed by Haftar has now given three days to the militia that has been in confrontation with them over their efforts to defend their turf in Tripoli. LNA has been in confrontation to capture the country’s capital from the U.N.-supported government based there. The …

Haftar forces are not going to stop at anything. It is completely in disapproval of Turkey joining hands with Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) that is recognized by the UN and has Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj at the helm. Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army has said that ‘any Turkish …

Iranian originated bomb parts have been seized in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. They have been said to be similar to the ones supplied to the Houthi militia in Yemen. The bomb parts are said to be similar to those seized in 2013 from a ship off the coast of Yemen. …

The Paris based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money-laundering watchdog has sounded alarm bells against the increasing rate of money laundering and terror financing activity being undertaken in Turkey. The intergovernmental organization, FATF has named Turkey compromised in nine areas of 11 parameters that it checks to see …

The Qatari royal family is again in news, as allegations against their violation of human rights are coming in the open, literally as scum hitting the roof. Sheikh Khaled is the brother of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and the one who mercilessly confined two American nationals and …

According to a recent Amnesty International report, Iran is still burning. At least 304 people have been killed and many detained in recent clashes, including children as young as 15 years of age. Protests that started as a month ago, have taken the space of a civil disobedience movement in …

For the first time, someone in Lebanon is speaking the language of the people. Lebanon’s former premier Tammam Salam has appealed that politicians need to put aside their differences in order to “save” the crisis-hit country. Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, Salam had a thing or two to teach the generation …

Israel has landed itself in a position where it is holding an election for the third time in less than a year. Following inconclusive votes, no majority government was formed and April and September voting cycle went waste. The new one slated for March should be able to see the …

While the world football fans get ready to throng the various stadiums of Qatar, the stories of inhuman suffering of workers who have helped build them, are coming out stronger. Liverpool fans and human right organizations are questioning the home teams’ participation in all the stadiums which have been disclosed …

A Saudi Air Force second lieutenant that killed and wounded several at a Florida US Navy base recently, has been shunned by the Kingdom. The individual was at the base for training as a part of a long-standing Navy program involving members of the Saudi military. The reasons for indulging …

In its constant attempt to curtail the Iranian power game, the United States has yet again some more Iran backed militia in other parts of the world. In its latest sanction, Washington has blacklisted Qais Al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, an Iran-backed militia and his brother Laith Al-Khazali, …