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December 19th, 2018 - 01:24 GMT

Al Bawaba Insights: Our Top Research from 2018

2018 was a wild year in global news. Here's the year's top 5 stories from Al Bawaba.

Outspokenness has always been former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s signature move. /AFP

May 9th, 2018 - 09:44 GMT

Is Ahmadinejad Making a Political Comeback?

Erik Prince (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

May 8th, 2018 - 07:37 GMT

Mapping Erik Prince’s Private Mercenary Empire

White Helmets rescue a child after a strike in Syria (AFP/FILE)

May 2nd, 2018 - 01:09 GMT

Bellingcat: How Citizen Journalists are Using Open-Source Data to Reveal War Crimes in Syria

Saudi has a royal drug problem (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

April 30th, 2018 - 09:48 GMT

Saudi Arabia is Still Killing People for Drug Offenses While Letting Royals Off

Emmanuel Macron three-day cordial visit to the White House might nearly not be enough to get Trump to change his mind over Iran's nuclear deal which he could end up scrapping by 12 May. Ludovic Marin/AFP

April 29th, 2018 - 08:13 GMT

Macron’s 11th Hour Iran’s Nuclear Deal Rescue

Durov’s defence of user privacy was praised by privacy activists including Edward Snowden, although it did little good for the app. /AFP

April 26th, 2018 - 11:39 GMT

What’s with the Telegram ban in Iran?

The IMF, NATO and the U.N.—fading into the desert (Rami Khoury/Al Bawaba)

April 26th, 2018 - 11:00 GMT

Feature: The Decline of Western Global Institutions In the Middle East

It's a tumultuous day for Armenia, given that the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide occurs amidst the shock resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan. / AFP / Vano SHLAMOV

April 24th, 2018 - 02:55 GMT

Remembering the Armenian Genocide in 2018

/AFP (Compilation)

April 18th, 2018 - 11:01 GMT

Exclusive: How British MP's are Divided Over the Syrian Strike

A Syrian child holds a gasmask to an infant's face in a makeshift hospital in Eastern Ghouta following a gas attack (AFP/FILE)

April 15th, 2018 - 02:17 GMT

Gas Has Been Used 86 Times in the Syrian War As a Weapon

Putin meeting with soldiers of the Russian army (AFP/FILE)

April 11th, 2018 - 02:15 GMT

What does Russia Want with the Taliban?

Could this be goodbyes to ‘old policies’ and a hello to new ones? (AFP/File Photo)

April 9th, 2018 - 11:37 GMT

Bin Salman's Comments on Israel ‘Recognition’ May Turn Saudi Foreign Policy ‘Upside Down’