Category: Middle East
Erdoğan in Doha: Turkey Set to Open a New Military Base
Turkey-Qatar military base serves regional ‘stability’; The visit came as local media reported Qatar intends…
Saudi Arabia Deports 120 More Bangladeshis Including Sumi Akter Whose Video Went Viral
As many as 21,000 Bangladeshis have returned home from Saudi Arabia in the last 10…
Israeli PM Netanyahu Charged in Corruption Cases: Bribery, Breach of Trust, Fraud
DESPARDES — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was slapped with three charges on Thursday– bribery,…
Saudi Women Get Ready to Join Police Force as Traffic Officers
Policewomen will perform as road security observers; Saudi women’s participation in workforce has grown over…
Blind Singer Goes From Streets to Stardom in Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria — Yahaya Makaho feels his way to the microphone before launching into a…
Women Attend Soccer Game in Tehran for First Time in 40 Years
Soccer is a national sport in Iran just as well as in Saudi Arabia, it’s…
What the 4,000-Year History of Palestine Tells Us
Meanwhile, Zionism and Hindutva have much in common. They both fiddle with history by deliberately confusing…
End of Netanyahu Era: Arabs in Israel Gain New Voice
DESPARDES NEWS ANALYSIS– Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) is on the brink — and…
Israel Secretly Expanded its Iran Fight to Iraq
Israel appears to have expanded its fight against Iranian activities into Iraq, risking a major…
Saudi Oil Exports to China Double, to US Drop 62 Pct
Crude shipment to China doubled and to US dropped 62% since August 2018; Iran sanctions…
NEWSBYTES: 106M Data Breach at US Bank; Gov. House Murree’s Gold-Plated Toilets For Public Use; Troops to Withdraw From Afghanistan By 2020 Poll; Cow Wanders in India’s IIT; German Crazy Glue
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USEFLASH BACK: Gov. House Murree Gets Rs600m Regal Treatment, Gold-Plated Toilets,…
Saudi Navy Shows Interest in Russian-Made Frigate, Artillery Warship
The kingdom is world’s third biggest military spender ($67.6bn) DESPARDES — A Saudi Royal navy…