Middle East
What Dubai looked like before it boomed
May 25, 2022
What Dubai looked like before it boomed
Dubai (CNN) — Dubai is a desert phenomenon. In the space of 50 years, it has grown from a small trading outpost…
Why Iranians are taking to the streets again
May 24, 2022
Why Iranians are taking to the streets again
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – The Iranian government mobilized tens of thousands of supporters on Friday in a domestic show…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iranian authorities forced her to sign false confession as condition of release
May 24, 2022
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iranian authorities forced her to sign false confession as condition of release
London (CNN) – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the dual British-Iranian citizen detained by Iran for nearly 6 years, said Iranian authorities forced…
Israeli judge’s ruling on Jews who prayed in Al-Aqsa compound ignites controversy
May 24, 2022
Israeli judge’s ruling on Jews who prayed in Al-Aqsa compound ignites controversy
Jerusalem (CNN) – A court in Jerusalem has issued a controversial ruling that critics say threatens the fragile agreement regulating…
Saudi Arabia launches its first domestic flight with all-female crew
May 23, 2022
Saudi Arabia launches its first domestic flight with all-female crew
A Saudi airline has completed its first flight in the country’s history with an all-women crew, officials announced Saturday, a…
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s brother slams violent actions of Israeli police at her funeral
May 23, 2022
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s brother slams violent actions of Israeli police at her funeral
Jerusalem (CNN) – The brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Monday blasted the violent intervention by Israeli…
Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
May 22, 2022
Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) – Two long lines — one of men, another of women — wind around a World Food…
Israeli lawmaker resigns over ‘harassment’ of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority
May 22, 2022
Israeli lawmaker resigns over ‘harassment’ of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority
(CNN) – Israel’s fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition,…
Why Arabs aren’t laughing at George W. Bush’s gaffe on Ukraine and Iraq
May 21, 2022
Why Arabs aren’t laughing at George W. Bush’s gaffe on Ukraine and Iraq
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) – When pundits called former US President George W. Bush’s gaffe about Ukraine and Iraq a “Freudian…
Will Hezbollah’s election setback change anything in Lebanon?
May 21, 2022
Will Hezbollah’s election setback change anything in Lebanon?
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) – Iran-backed Hezbollah lost its parliamentary edge in a high-stakes election last weekend. For Lebanon, this could…