BAGHDAD: Iraq is using a period of relative stability to assert more control over the autonomous Kurdistan region that has long had fraught relations with federal authorities, analysts and politicians say. Long-simmering disputes between Baghdad and Irbil, the capital of the northern region, came to a head recently after several Supreme Court rulings that the … Read more
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council hosted an International Women’s Day event at the GCC headquarters in Riyadh on March 8, celebrating the accomplishments of women from the Gulf. On behalf of Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji participated in the celebration, which was also attended by Qatari Minister for Foreign … Read more
JERUSALEM: Bombing continued across Gaza on Friday as the world began to digest Israel’s first proposals for the administration of the territory after its war with Hamas, now approaching its fourth month. With much of the Gaza Strip already reduced to rubble, airstrikes continued through the night in the southern cities of Khan Younis and … Read more