Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks with King Salman in Riyadh in 2018 (SPA/AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Since the discovery of oil in the country in the 1930s, Saudi Arabia has been an important hub for western interests in the Middle East region. King Salman bin Abdulaziz will leave the throne almost a century

Somalia’s spy chief Fahad Yasin. By Michael Rubin Another terror threat against America could be brewing. On August 23, 1996, Usama Bin Laden, a then-obscure Saudi jihadist, declared war on the United States. It would be more than a week before wire services or the U.S. press would pick up Bin Laden’s statement which came

Paul Rusesabagina appears in front of media at the headquarters of the Rwanda Bureau of investigations building in Kigali, Rwanda Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as a hero who saved the lives of more than 1,200 people from the country’s 1994 genocide, and is a well-known critic

The Secretary-General of the United Nations has awarded medals to over 600 Ugandan Officers and Militants serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU VI) in Somalia. /Social Media United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honored 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia, a Ugandan official said on Monday. Lt.

U.S. President’s senior adviser Jared Kushner speaks as Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat stands next to him upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United Arab Emirates

Veiled protesters, mostly relatives of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings, display placards during a protest outside the Philippine military and police camps in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Bullit Marquez Support at UN Human Rights Council Crucial to Establish International Inquiry Last year, European Union member states at the

Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, left, U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner, center, and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, right, board the Israeli flag carrier El Al’s airliner as they fly to Abu Dhabi for talks meant to put final touches on the normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates and

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senior US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner make joint statements about the Israeli-United Arab Emirates peace accords in Jerusalem, 30 August 2020 (Reuters) Israel, the UAE and the US are due to hold their first trilateral summit on the normalisation deal in Abu Dhabi on Monday Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth

Riot police on the scene as smoke billows from burning tires and fireworks, as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Far-right activists burned a Quran in the southern Swedish city of Malmo, sparking riots and unrest after more than 300 people gathered to protest, police

Turkey will not hesitate to shoot down any United Arab Emirates (UAE) aircraft if Turkish sovereignty is violated in the eastern Mediterranean, Al-Quds Al-Araby reported on Friday. We will not hesitate to shoot down any UAE aircraft if it approached the Turkish waters or the work area of Oruç Reis near Crete island in the