Egypt’s Al-Azhar has published a book asserting Egypt’s rights to the Nile River waters based on Sharia law, raising questions about the role of religious institutions in the crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy has published the first book on Egypt’s rights to the …

The United States is pushing a plan to export Qatari gas to the European Union in the event Russia invades Ukraine. Qatar may soon export natural gas to Europe amid the looming conflict between Russia and Ukraine. For weeks, Russia has been amassing troops on the border with its western …

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army is cracking down on the Islamic State cells, amid an uptick in suicide attacks in north Syria. The Turkish-backed Syrian opposition has waged a security campaign against Islamic State (IS) cells in Azaz in the northern Aleppo countryside since Jan. 20, leading to the arrest …