Iraqi division intensifies between church, Christian Babylon Movement The institutional Iraqi church and the Christian political party of Babylon are feuding over the leadership of Christian affairs in Iraq. Iraq
UAE's Emirates reports record $2.9 billion in profit after two years of losses The Dubai-based airline’s numbers indicate it has finally recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. United Arab Emirates
Breaking | Last Updated: May 12, 2023, 8:48 am Turkey Elections: Presidential candidate Ince withdraws from race Muharrem Ince's withdrawal could boost main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu's chances against incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey
US lawmakers unveil bill targeting normalization of Syria’s Assad The legislation would expand the list of sanctionable targets under the Caesar Act and require an interagency report on the administration's counter-normalization strategy. Syria
Turkey Elections: Campaign approaches climax with gunshots, fears of fraud Turkey’s electoral watchdog rejected the Interior Ministry’s request for electoral information, as the opposition accused the ministry of trying to create a “parallel electoral center.” Turkey
Saudi Arabia seizes 8 million Captagon pills as it courts Syria's Assad to clamp down The kingdom and Jordan both want Syria to help stop the flourishing drug trade as they seek normalization with the Assad government. Saudi Arabia
Islamic State women use children as 'sex tools,' Syrian Kurdish officials say Officials in northeast Syria tell Al-Monitor that women in Islamic State internment camps are forcing young boys to impregnate women as part of an alleged IS campaign to "go forth and multiply." Syria
