10+ hour, 56+ min ago  (449+ words) Thus, the region appears caught between two parallel tracks: a security tension raising levels of concern in the Gulf, and active diplomacy attempting to prevent a slide into a comprehensive confrontation. From this perspective, the summit becomes a test for…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1318+ words) Only one monthly installment remained for "Umm Hassan" to recover the gold necklace she had pawned in exchange for a cash loan'before Israeli airstrikes intensified on branches of the Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association. Since that day, her question has no longer…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1062+ words) In a single moment, the "Ras Laffan" facility in Qatar" the largest artery for exporting liquefied natural gas in the world " was transformed from an energy hub into the epicenter of a global crisis, after a missile attack forced its…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (739+ words) As attention centers on the fate of a second round of U. S. -Iran negotiations, an internal struggle among Iran's power centers is intensifying, with direct implications for efforts to reach a deal to end the war. With talks stalled and uncertainty…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (630+ words) Saudi Arabia's shift toward the Red Sea was not an emergency decision imposed by current conditions in the Strait of Hormuz. Rather, it is an extension of a long trajectory that began taking shape decades ago, according to experts who…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1389+ words) The sight of Lebanese and Israeli officials sitting at the same table for direct negotiations under U. S. sponsorship has ignited a battle in Lebanon under the headline: abolishing the Israel Boycott Law. Positions in this battle intersect with a paradox produced…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (728+ words) Trump's statement came hours after his advisers announced Washington's readiness to intervene if necessary. Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, expressed the administration's willingness to provide support "if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and continues to harm…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (569+ words) Relations between Washington and Baghdad could suffer if actors tied to the Iraqi government persist in backing Iran-aligned armed factions, the U. S. State Department said Tuesday in a statement to Alhurra. The warning came in response to inquiries sent by Alhurra…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (761+ words) Sudanese refugee Mahasin Ali captures part of the paradox experienced by thousands of refugees in Egypt. She told Alhurra that she receives 3, 040 Egyptian pounds per month'about $58'from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cairo, while the rent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1165+ words) A three-page deal is on the table in Islamabad. And while the world watches that room, Washington has quietly begun dismantling its relationship with Baghdad. Dollar shipments to Iraq's Central Bank have stopped. Security coordination is suspended. Funding to Iraqi…...