Middle East

Iraq’s first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cake

Hasan Hadi, Iraq's first filmmaker to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said economic embargo on his childhood under…

Pro-Palestinian protesters, police clash in Basel during Eurovision

Pro-Palestinian protesters faced the riot police in Basel when the Swiss city organized the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, AFP…

Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas

The Israeli army announced the early stages of an operation intensified in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in…

Trump reshapes US Mideast policy. Can deals work instead?

President Donald Trump proclaimed a decisive break with decades of American interventionism that door of his tour of the Middle…

‘Magnificent’, ‘handsome’: Trump’s fascination for Gulf leaders

The Arab leaders of the Gulf were "looking at love", so the president of the United States, Donald Trump, bathed…

Trump caps Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi with dizzying investment pledges

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, limited on Friday a Gulf tour in Abu Dhabi that has the…