Ankara is heightening the pitch of its chauvinistic rhetoric on Kurdish militias and US policies in northern Syria, but is making painfully meagre progress in its ground offensive,

In Davos, as in Addis Ababa, Palestinians have found little in the way of robust support, despite Trump’s incendiary Jerusalem decision, Dina Ezzat reports

UN efforts are intensifying to nudge Libyan political factions and players to a last-ditch resolution that would allow a true national unity government to be formed, writes Kamel Abdallah

Iraq’s water crisis is intensifying as Turkish dams curb water flows to the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, writes Salah Nasrawi

An outbreak of hostilities in Aden has spurred calls for the internationally recognised government to relocate, which could be prelude to temporary or permanent southern secession,

After the release of Saudi Prince Al-Walid bin Talal from custody this week, the second phase of the country’s anti-corruption campaign will begin, writes Haitham Nouri