The Arab League will hold an extraordinary meeting next Sunday at the request of Saudi Arabia to discuss “violations” committed by Iran in the region, according to a memorandum shown to AFP by diplomats. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates supported the Saudi request, which was...

(Eqtsad)- Negotiations regarding the opening of Nasib border crossing between Syria and Jordan remain have been stalled despite serious attempts and considerable pressure by some international actors to achieve a compromise formula that satisfies all parties. Activist and lawyer Abu...

 Lebanon’s president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom. A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign...

Iran has trained and deployed thousands of Shiite Afghans as shock troops in Syria’s sectarian war. Members of the Afghan unit, the Fatemiyoun Division, wear a shoulder patch recounting words of praise from Iran’s supreme leader as a badge of honor. What those fighters might do when...