The new sanctions prevent 11 entities and individuals linked to the missile program from using the US banking system. The move came after international nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted as part of a deal hailed by President Barack Obama on Sunday as “smart”. Four American-Iranians were also …

LANA CLEMENTS China’s has the second largest economy in the world and represents around 12 per cent of global GDP and 18 per cent of global manufacturing exports. At the same time, it has built up huge levels of debt within its stock market helping to create a …

According to the International Monetary Fund, Saudi Arabia’s economy is in danger of collapse as oil prices grow increasingly unstable. The warning appeared in the “Regional Economic Outlook” for the Middle East and Central Asia published on Oct. 15, an annual report published by IMF economists. Adam Leyland, …

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran from January 19-23. Xi has delivered a series of important remarks on the relationship between China and the Middle East and Arab countries, which is of great significance in promoting the Middle East …

A recent bombing in the Turkish city of Istanbul has left at least 10 dead and 15 injured. The government in Ankara was quick to blame the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh), claiming the bomber was “Syrian” and had crossed over from Syria into Turkey before carrying out the …

Washington is about to kick off a third American military program aimed at training so-called “moderate rebels” inside Syria. Incredible as it may seem, Washington is about to kick off a third American military program aimed at training so-called “moderate rebels” inside Syria; the US authorities are currently considering Ankara’s request to re-start the …

TOM PARFITT EXTREMIST groups should not be banned from speaking at British universities, Oxford University’s new vice chancellor has said. Universities across the country have come under fire for inviting extremist organisations to speak on campus in recent years. But Professor Louise Richardson said controversial groups such as …

SCOTT CAMPBELL IRAN is to get access to billions of pounds in frozen assets after trade sanctions imposed by the EU and US were lifted on Saturday. The country emerged from years of economic isolation when world powers halted the restrictions in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear …

The mass sexual assaults and robberies during New Year celebrations in Cologne dramatically affected the way the United States views Angela Merkel and Germany, journalist Gero Schliess wrote for Deutsche Welle.  “In the last few years, many in the Unites States have looked across the Atlantic with admiration and respect,” DW’s …