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Final results show incumbent president emphatically beating rival Ebrahim Raisi to extend his time in office. Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has decisively won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by principlist rival, Ebrahim Raisi. With all of votes in...

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle April 17, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), an Eritrean opposition group, claimed on Monday that the Red Sea nation had allegedly granted Egypt green light to build a military base within the country’s territory. Officials from the...

Two Islamic organisations and 11 individuals have been added to an existing "terror list" drawn up by four Arab nations that are blockading Qatar, claiming the entities and individuals are supported by Doha. State-run Saudi Press Agency issued a joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United...

By Francis Matthew, Editor at Large UAE and Saudi Arabia are working in the waters between Africa and Asia to counter any possible Iranian threat from north Yemen. The UAE is establishing two naval bases in the Red Sea in Somaliland’s Berbera and Eritrea’s Assab at...

What would Russia's support for Assad cost Vladimir Putin? By:Roman Dobrokhotov @dobrokhotov Roman Dobrokhotov is a Moscow-based journalist and civil activist. He is the editor-in-chief of The Insider. This week the world witnessed yet another chemical attack in Syria. After horrendous footage from Khan Sheikhoun showed children suffocating...

Wearing a Barcelona shirt in Saudi Arabia now risks a €135,000 fine and up to 15 years in prison. The change in law follows the cutting of diplomatic relations and borders with Qatar, who the Saudi Kingdom this week accused of supporting ISIS. Saudi Arabia have...

Interpol removed Yousef al-Qaradawi, head of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars, from its "wanted" list, the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) announced Sunday. The Egyptian authorities had earlier accused al-Qaradawi of having perpetrated a range of crimes -- including murder and theft...

  Tensions between the Gulf states are pushing their neighbours and partners into choosing sides. By:Ahmed Soliman Research Associate, Horn of Africa, Africa Programme The Horn of Africa is already feeling increased stress on regional relations, and faces the potential for heightened instability, as a result of the...

Israel's occupation has curbed the freedom of movement for many Palestinians and split families in some areas. thousands are crammed into what's effectively no-man's land in Kufr Aqab, which falls inside the municipality of Jerusalem, so it's governed by Israel; but, it's on the...

By Nadine Dahan Somalia representative expelled from Quran competition and deported due to Somalia neutrality over Gulf crisis   A competition held during Ramadan for Muslims who have memorised the Quran might have been thought to be above politics. Apparently not. Emirati authorities on Monday expelled a Somali who...