This year, an unprecedented fiscal crunch caused by low oil prices forced the government to suspend infrastructure investments. But new dams alone won’t save Iraq’s waterways, experts warn.
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
By threatening students and academics, the Indian government seeks to create a compliant nation. But it is also a push towards disaster
The West failed to defend the Arab Spring. It can’t afford to let Syria’s dictator crush the Kurds
Three offensive attacks against the Kurds have come since 2016
As President Bashar al-Assad’s forces deploy towards the northern border, is the Kurdish minority giving up on autonomy?
The son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has denied a financial settlement with the government, spoke out in defence of the kingdom Tuesday ahead of the first anniversary of the killing. Khashoggi — a royal family insider turned critic — was killed and dismembered at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 […]
‘We have our own problems in South Africa — not least a fashionable debate over the role and independence of the Reserve Bank’
This year’s local elections — originally held on March 31 — have been widely regarded as a referendum on Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule
Investigators will publish reports on the murders and, if necessary, set up an international tribunal
Despite escaping Syria together, one queer couple’s scars tore their relationship apart
The Gift of the Givers are confident of the photographer’s release from Syria, but the situation is sensitive and complicated
A statement by the State Department listed the 16 Saudi Individuals and said that they were party to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
A bid to overthrow a legitimate government and the deaths of innocent people cannot be justified
The country’s media and NGOs can also play a role in restoring human rights in Turkey
Fatih Portakal is being investigated for "openly inciting others to commit a crime"
The turkeys that make it to our shores are frozen, mostly from Brazil, but also from Canada, the United States and Chile
The US president was widely pilloried for what critics called his ‘mercantile’ priorities that made him appear like a lobbyist for the kingdom
According to a Turkish daily, these items may have been used against journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate
The killing of the 59-year-old has severely dented the kingdom’s image in the West and put powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the defensive
A 10-year strategic deal is an acid test for how low a pseudo sport will bow to an autocratic regime
The case has brought near unprecedented international scrutiny on Saudi Arabia, as Western powers demand answers over Khashoggi’s murder
It spells danger in the Middle East and will affect relations with the West (if trade doesn’t hold sway)
Saudi leaders have denied involvement in Khashoggi’s murder, pushing responsibility down the chain of command
South Africa is not a safe space for foreign dissidents
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was ‘planned’ days in advance according to a ‘roadmap’ by a Saudi team
Turkish officials have said they believe that 15 Saudi men who arrived in Istanbul on two flights on October 2 were connected to Khashoggi’s death
After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted on Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed after entering the consulate
No one, not even seemingly principled South Africa, can resist selling weapons to a warring, rogue state
Saudi-Turkish probe into disappearance represents a front to negotiate interests between the two nations, analysts say
United States’s enfant terrible Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hurting Opec’s third-largest exporter at 2.4-million barrels a day