In a fresh twist around Iraq’s prime ministership, remarks by Donald Trump have set off a wave of debate inside Iraq’s political class, with questions swirling over how to read his words and what they might signal.

The remote Benishangul-Gumuz region in western Ethiopia has quietly become a strategic UAE-backed base training thousands of fighters for Sudan’s RSF militias, with logistics, equipment, and instructors flowing directly from Abu Dhabi.

Official statistics in Iraq show that the private sector imports around $8 billion worth of gold and precious stones from the UAE each year, raising questions about why such huge quantities are being brought in and who is behind these shipments.

Syria’s new leadership faces a delicate balance: containing "Israel’s" southern incursions while pursuing a security deal to protect sovereignty and reclaim territory lost after Assad’s fall.

Al-Estiklal tracks the cyber war between Egypt and the UAE, revealing the Emirati funding of online committees and how Cairo-Abu Dhabi tensions exposed efforts to sabotage Egypt’s revolution.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude during the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Sudanese refugees in Egypt face rising detention, deportation, and human rights abuses, challenging their safety and asylum.

After decades of deadlock, the United States brought together Morocco, Algeria, and the Polisario Front in Madrid for unprecedented talks aimed at advancing Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara.

The Syrian street is steadily turning up the pressure on the country’s new leadership to lock in the principles of transitional justice and hold those responsible for crimes against civilians to account after years of Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

Iraq’s abrupt rollout of the ASYCUDA system and tariff hikes has triggered protests, trade disruption, and rising prices, exposing the government’s struggle to secure revenues.

The UK High Court ruled that the government’s ban on the campaign group Palestine Action as a terror group was unlawful, disproportionate and breached free speech rights.

Senegalese artists, intellectuals, and civil society are intensifying popular pressure to cut ties with “Israel” over Gaza, as Senegal maintains its diplomatic support for Palestinian rights at the UN.

Bangladesh’s first post-2024 uprising election returned traditional politics, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party winning big, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami rising as main opposition, and Gen Z forces remaining marginal after the fall of Sheikh Hasina.

Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in Syria to boost the economy, break isolation, and reshape regional and political ties.

German intelligence reports confirm a significant Chinese interest in German scientific and industrial developments, bordering on systematic espionage.