Arab World

By Jamil Nasser with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai Sanaa, Yemen | AFP | – Buthaina Mansur al-Rimi’s life has changed drastically since last year — orphaned in Sanaa, the little girl controversially ended up in Saudi Arabia for medical care and has just returned to Yemen’s capital. Her entire immediate family was wiped out in […]

Egypt

Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?

contributors

By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it appeared as if this important Arab state was destined for dramatic, positive change. However, in less than twenty-nine months, Egypt’s military ended the country’s democratic experiment and reinstated an even […]

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Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?

Juan Cole

Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir is said to have demanded from these Gulf countries $2 billion for every 1,000 Sudanese troops deployed in Yemen.

Iran

Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Middle East Monitor

Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds

Egypt

Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

AFP

Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and an Egyptian guide. Thirty alleged “terrorists” were killed in separate raids in Giza governorate, home to Egypt’s famed pyramids and the scene of […]

Russia

Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

AFP

The Syrian deployment pleased ally Russia but upset Turkey ahead of Saturday’s talks in Moscow.

Feminism

Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Middle East Monitor

Women took to Twitter with stories of being forced to wear the face veil, using the hashtag.

Afghanistan

With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?

contributors

Qatar has helped the country with small-scale developmental and education projects

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Abandoned by Trump, Syrian Kurds frantically turn to Moscow for Protection from Turkey

Juan Cole

Anton Lavrov, a military analyst, writes in the pro-Putin Russian newspaper Izvestia that the withdrawal of US troops from northeast Syria will mainly affect the fate of the Kurds (via BBC Monitoring). He notes that the US has provided the YPG with armored vehicles and antitank missiles and a great deal of ammunition. These medium […]