Is China Using Business Deals to Expand Middle East Influence?
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, is welcomed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his official arrival ceremony at the Saadabad...
Iran Calls New US Ballistic Missile Sanctions Illegitimate
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 17, 2016. On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry called...
Uganda to Use Biometric Verification Machines for Elections
Uganda's presidential candidates take part in a presidential debate in Uganda's capital Kampala on Jan. 15, 2016, ahead of the Feb. 18...
Observers See Several Motives for Eritrean Involvement in Yemen
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen is drawing in participants from across the Red Sea. Eritrea last month...
Russia Seeks Mediation Role in Iran-Saudi Dispute
Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during...
Reports: US Preparing New Sanctions on Iran Over Missile Test
A general view shows the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman at an undisclosed position in the Mediterranean Sea. The...
Government Source: Yemen Talks End, to Resume on Jan. 14
U.N. Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (C) opens the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland, Dec. 15, 2015. DUBAI,...
A Military Power Rises in the Mideast, Courtesy of One Man
Martyrs’ Day is a new addition to the United Arab Emirates calendar this November, wedged between the Islamic holy days and the Dubai...
