Middle East


US envoy Barrack reverses Golan comments, reaffirms Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty

US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 17, 2026.

Iraq's 20,000 illiterate electric ministry employees is indicator of larger dysfunction - analysis

 The electricity supply problem can be seen everywhere on the streets of Iraq.

Voices from the Arab Press: The Mecca agreement changes the equation

TURKISH NAVY FORCES aboard the TCG Gaziantep (F-490), a guided-missile frigate, ahead of launch of drilling vessel ‘Cagri Bey,’ set to conduct Turkey’s first deep-sea drilling operation in the Indian Ocean near the Mogadishu seaport, in Somalia, April 10.