Search For Keyword.

Search (Hama)

Regional challenges encourage Saudi-Turkish cooperation

During a trade event in Istanbul on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he will pay a visit to Saudi Arabia next month after receiving an invitation from Riyadh. The visit will be the first by the Turkish president to the Kingdom since February 2017, when he visited Saudi...

Bahrain names its first ambassador to Syria in over a decade

Bahrain appointed on Thursday its first ambassador to Syria in more than a decade, the island nation's state news agency reported, the latest sign of a stepped-up outreach to Damascus by Gulf Arab countries. The decree by Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa came as more Arab countries...

Defiant in war and isolation, Hamas plays long game in Gaza

 Each month, hundreds of trucks heavy with fuel, cement and other goods cross a plowed no man’s land between Egypt and the Gaza Strip — and Hamas becomes stronger. Hamas collects tens of millions of dollars a month in taxes and customs at the crossing in the border town of Rafah,...

Jordan: Palestinian refugees struggle amid UNRWA funding cuts

Inside Jordan, Ali is a foreigner from the Gaza Strip. But outside, he is regarded as a Jordanian. “How?” the 35-year-old asks. “I’m stuck in between; not here, nor there.” Although he was born and raised in Jordan, Ali does not have Jordanian citizenship. His ID says he is a...