Saudi Female Rapper Faces Arrest for a Song
Turkey Requests US Patriot Missile Systems Amidst Syria Standoff
Coronavirus Claims Two More Lives in Iran
Israel Confirms First Coronavirus Case
Slaughtered in Syria – the Innocent, Humanity and Democracy
Defending Political Freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia Raise Alarm Bells
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Saudi Female Rapper Faces Arrest for a Song
Mecca governor has ordered the arrest of a young female rapper after taking issue with her music video “Bint Mecca”, which means Mecca Girl. Saudi officials stated that the song was offensive to t
Turkey Requests US Patriot Missile Systems Amidst Syria Standoff
Turkey has asked the United States to conduct sorties along its southern border with Idlib in support for Ankara’s on-going military operations against forces loyal to Assad. (more…)
Coronavirus Claims Two More Lives in Iran
On 21 February 2020, Iranian Health Ministry announced 13 more individuals who have contracted the new Coronavirus. As people cast ballots to elect a new parliament, Iranian authorities said that
Israel Confirms First Coronavirus Case
On 21 February 2020, Israel confirmed the first coronavirus case in the country. One of 11 Israelis who returned to Israel following a 14-day quarantine on the cruise ship Diamond Princess off
Defending Political Freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia Raise Alarm Bells
Incidents this week in Israel and Scandinavia ring alarm bells. They highlight how the rise of civilizationalist leaders in democracies empower anti-liberal and anti-democratic forces.
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Defending Political Freedoms: Incidents in Israel and Scandinavia Raise Alarm Bells
Incidents this week in Israel and Scandinavia ring alarm bells. They highlight how the rise of civilizationalist leaders in democracies empower anti-liberal and anti-democratic forces.
Drawing Battle Lines: Centre-Right Parties Take on Civilisationalism
The Centrist Democrat International (CDI), in an attempt to counter the rise of civilizationalist states and leaders, has called for the creation of an alliance of nations, political parties and f
Middle Powers and the US-Iran Conflict – Op-Ed
The Trump Administration’s decision to use a drone to carry out a targeted assassination of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Al-Quds Commander General Qassem Soleimani - along with his Iraqi confedera
The problem with Iran
Iran has literally been getting away with murder for decades. On the night of December 29, 2019 the United States launched its first airstrikes in nearly a decade on the forces of Iran’s proxies.
US Military Strikes in Iraq Stir Regional Hornet’s Nest
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