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Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps march during a parade in Tehran. (AFP/ File)

April 9th, 2019 - 01:41 GMT

Adding Iran's Revolutionary Guard to US Terror List is Provocative

The decision to label the IRGC as a terrorist organisation is unnecessarily provocative from the Trump administration.

Young Kurdish contestants for the new "Kurd Idol" show. (Facebook)

February 18th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

‘Kurd Idol’ brings welcome fun and music to Iraqi Kurdistan for a change

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain cut diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after protesters torched the Saudi embassy in Tehran. Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates recalled their envoys in a show of solidarity with Riyadh. (AFP/File)

February 16th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Iran attempts to mend ties with Gulf countries

A U.S. retreat from the internationally backed goal of a future two-state solution alarms Palestinians, who seek a state in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip. (AFP/File)

February 15th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Palestinians warn Trump administration against abandoning two-state solution

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring speaks to the media after a hearing February 10, 2017 in front of a US District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Herring attended the hearing for a request he filed to block the travel ban executive order issued by President Donald Trump. (AFP/Alex Wong)

February 14th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Another US judge refuses to support Trump’s travel ban

The Trump administration has said the seven nations – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen – have raised extremism concerns. (AFP/File)

February 12th, 2017 - 10:25 GMT

Can Trump tweak his Muslim ban to have it reinstated?

Last week, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said in an interview with NBC News' Meet the Press that the executive order could be extended to other countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. (AFP/File)

February 12th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ does not include Saudi Arabia or Egypt

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are seen in a military ceremony. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

February 9th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Trump mulls labeling Muslim Brotherhood and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as ‘terrorist’ groups

Given Libya's strategic location and huge potential for rebuilding and development, Tillerson and other close aides are likely to advise Donald Trump not to gamble by allowing Russia to gain a major foothold in Libya, or contemplate playing a game of Russian roulette with Putin over its future. (AFP/File)

February 8th, 2017 - 12:50 GMT

What will Trump’s next move be in Libya?

British Prime Minister Theresa May (left) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London on February 6, 2017. (AFP/File)

February 7th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Israel pressures UK to issue sanctions against Iran

Trump has called the Iran nuclear deal "the worst deal ever negotiated" (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

February 7th, 2017 - 09:29 GMT

Twitter-lover Trump wins admirers among Gulf Twitterati over Iran

Jordan's King Abdullah meets US President Donald Trump in Washington. (AFP/Yousef Allan)

February 5th, 2017 - 10:04 GMT

King Abdullah’s meeting with Trump highlights Jordan’s influence on US policies

President Trump following news of US marine's death during Yemen operation (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)

February 5th, 2017 - 09:18 GMT

'Intelligence' seized by US in deadly Yemen raid already publicly available