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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (L) and Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (R) in Astana during an official state visit in July 2018 /AFP

April 4th, 2019 - 10:53 GMT

Oil and Infrastructure: How The UAE is Looking East to Invest in Central Asia, Isolate Iran and Inadvertently Augment China’s Belt and Road

Behind the scenes, and for the most part outside of the headlines, a competitive rivalry is taking place in Central Asia.

Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures during the AKP's extended meeting of provincial heads at the party's headquarters in Ankara on Feb. 23, 2018.
(ADEM ALTAN / AFP)

February 23rd, 2018 - 04:12 GMT

Turkey Supports UN's Cease-fire Resolution for Syria

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a High Level Conference on the Sahel at the European Commission in Brussels on Feb. 23, 2018.
(JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP)

February 23rd, 2018 - 09:11 GMT

Merkel: EU Should Play Stronger Role in Syria Crisis to Stop Massacres

Eastern Ghouta (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2018 - 05:06 GMT

As Eastern Ghouta Strikes Continue, Germany Asks 'Where is Russia, Iran'

King Abdullah arrived in Moscow on Feb. 14 to talk with President Putin, with de-escalation zones and stability in the region being high on the agenda, Jordan cannot risk losing cooperation with Russia. (Rami Khoury/AFP/Al Bawaba)

February 15th, 2018 - 04:26 GMT

What’s at Stake for Jordan in Moscow?

Syrian men look for survivors amid the rubble following reported air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Feb. 6, 2018 (Hamza Al-Ajweh / AFP)

February 7th, 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Were Syria's De-Escalation Zones Designed as a War Strategy?

(Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

February 6th, 2018 - 02:05 GMT

Turkey Is now Trading Artillery Fire with Pro-Regime Forces in Syria

“These people are living under extreme conditions as a result of a siege of the area by the Syrian Government, with some facing severe food shortages and malnutrition."

January 19th, 2018 - 01:25 GMT

UN's Voices Concern for Eastern Ghouta & Idlib

The Liverpool star has won the award for the first time thanks to his exploits for his English Premier League side and Egypt national team

January 4th, 2018 - 10:08 GMT

Mohamed Salah Named 2017 CAF African Player of the Year

The patients, including three children and one adult, were being treated for cancer, kidney failure and hemophilia. (AFP/File Photo)

December 28th, 2017 - 01:47 GMT

Over 600 that Remain in Syria's Eastern Ghouta Need 'Urgent Care'

Syrian boys make a fire in Kafr Batna in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Jan. 21, 2017 (AMER ALMOHIBANY/AFP)

December 19th, 2017 - 08:55 GMT

Germany Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Access to Eastern Ghouta

The body of a Syrian child is pulled out from the rubble following an airstrike in Eastern Ghouta, Syrian Civil Defense - Rif Dimushq

November 29th, 2017 - 03:12 GMT

Whatever Happens in the Geneva Peace Talks, Assad Wins

He also said Iran seeks collaboration and not confrontation in the region (AFP/File)

November 22nd, 2017 - 10:24 GMT

Syria's Future Not in Hands of Foreign Powers: Rouhani