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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands with Sudanese Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the head of the ruling sovereign council, in Khartoum, Sudan. AP Photo
Play11:41:52
Explained: Why was Sudan a US-listed state sponsor of terrorism?

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has hailed the country's 'return to the international community'

WorldDecember 15, 2020
Handout photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency press office shows President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores watching a military parade on November 20. AFP Photo
US concerned as Iran ramps up arms transfers to Venezuela

As Tehran and Caracas face mounting economic turmoil, both regimes strengthen military ties

WorldDecember 07, 2020
Hadi Al Amiri in Karrada in central Baghdad. AFP
US seizes website linked to high profile Iraqi politician

Washington launched a campaign to increase pressure on Iran's media influence

WorldDecember 02, 2020
Egyptian Navy vessel the 'ENS Gamal Abdel Nasser'.
Egypt-Russia naval exercises highlight Cairo’s defence ambition

Cairo may be sending a message to regional rivals with recent naval drills

WorldNovember 17, 2020
Elliott Abrams, the US special envoy for Iran, speaks to The National during a visit to Abu Dhabi on November 12, 2020. Victor Besa / The National
Play25:39:54
US Iran envoy: any Iran deal must see hostages freed

Tehran's rights abuses and missile development give countries common ground for action, Elliott Abrams says

WorldNovember 13, 2020
Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) fire rockets towards Islamic State positions near the town of Bashir, northern Iraq, during the war to defeat the terrorist organisation. April 11, 2016. AP Photo
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Iraqi militia claims to test missiles that can level city blocks

Recent missile test in Iraq spotlights Iran's high-risk strategy in Iraq

WorldNovember 10, 2020
Democratic president-elect Joe Biden proposes to spend billions of dollars on clean energy and combating Covid-19. AFP
How Joe Biden's policies will mark a departure from Donald Trump

US president-elect has placed three issues front and centre: racial inequality, climate change and Covid-19

The AmericasNovember 09, 2020
People watch a news report on the US presidential election showing president-elect Joe Biden, at a railway station in Seoul on November 9, 2020. AFP
Little known US agency holds the keys to Joe Biden’s transition

The General Services Administration must assist handovers between US presidents after recognising election result

The AmericasNovember 09, 2020
Construction worker Sabah Abdulamir Al Sultani had just completed vocational training when he was killed in the Al Qa Qaa explosion. He had been married just over a month. Courtesy Safa Al Ameedee
'Like a nuclear bomb': the untold story of Iraq’s Al Qa Qaa disaster

In August 1989, a mysterious explosion in Iraq was rumoured to have killed 700 people. For the first time, survivors have come forward to tell their story

October 11, 2020
Mourners carry the coffin of an Iraqi demonstrator, who was killed during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq May 11, 2020. Reuters
Thar Allah: Iran's forgotten terror proxy in Iraq

Iraqi security forces raided the militia’s headquarters in a bold opening gambit by the country’s new prime minister

May 15, 2020
AI, big data and machine learning are becoming major tools of war and peace. Getty Images
Can artificial intelligence predict the Middle East's next conflict?

What if researchers had the tools to predict exactly where and when chaos will strike?

OpinionFebruary 27, 2020

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