Iranians Vote to Elect New Parliament Amid Uncertainty
Iranians are voting in their country’s eleventh parliamentary election, seen as a test for the...
Iran’s Election Gatekeepers Keep Democracy Futile
Now that the maelstrom following the killing of General Qasem Soleimani appears to have subsided,...
Khamenei Says Voting in Iran’s Election ‘A Religious Duty’
Voting in a parliamentary election this week is “a religious duty” for Iranians, Supreme Leader...
UAE Restores Qatar Postal Service After Years-Long Freeze
The United Arab Emirates has restored mail services to Qatar, frozen for more than two years amid...
Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfik Allawi: Compromise or Status Quo?
When Iraqi protestors took to the streets in the closing months of 2019, they made...
Iraq Protesters Rally in Najaf After Deadly Clashes with Sadrists
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Iraq‘s holy city of Najaf, returning...
Media Escalation Complicates GCC Crisis Mediation Efforts
In spite of months of intensified efforts to deescalate tensions among the Gulf Cooperation Council...
Violence Escalates in Iraq as Government Pushes to End Protests
Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad...
Israel Approves Travel to Saudi Under Limited Circumstances
Israel on Sunday announced that it would permit Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia...
Qatar Renews Call for Peaceful Settlement of Gulf Crisis
The State of Qatar renewed its call to settle the crisis with the blockading countries...
Kuwait Govt Trusts Minister’s Arguments Against Grilling
Restating grilling as a constitutional right, the Kuwaiti Cabinet yesterday voiced utter confidence in the...
Qatar: Repressive New Law Further Curbs Freedom of Expression
A new vaguely-worded law which criminalizes a broad range of speech and publishing activities stands...