Raghida Bahnam

Raghida Bahnam
World The German Bundestag in session in mid-December. (dpa)

Over 100 German Deputies Sponsor Iranian Political Prisoners

Over one hundred German politicians are sponsoring political prisoners in Iran, as confirmed by a member of the German Bundestag to Asharq Al-Awsat. MP…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World The quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna on Wednesday (EPA)

IAEA Board Orders Iran to Cooperate ‘Urgently’ with Probe

The atomic watchdog's board of governors has passed a resolution ordering Iran to cooperate urgently with the agency's investigation into uranium traces found…

Raghida Bahnam (Vienna)
World A demonstration in solidarity with Iranian anti-government protesters in Madrid. (Reuters)

Germany Divided on How to Approach Iran

Internal conflict is growing in Germany over how to deal with Iran, where human rights violations are rampant against the backdrop of demonstrations that the…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
Gulf German Chancellor Olaf Scholz boarding a place (dpa)

German Chancellor Begins Tour to Restore Relations with the Gulf

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will begin a two-day tour of Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, on Saturday. A German official said that the…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during his meeting with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in 2019. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Germany... a 'Turning Point' towards the Gulf

The Ukrainian war awakened Germany from its long slumber. After the end of World War II, the country began to reduce its army to its lowest capabilities. …

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
Arab World Destruction at the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. (Reuters)

Syrian-Palestinian Man Tried in Berlin on Charges of War Crimes

One year after his arrest, a Syrian-Palestinian defendant appeared before a Berlin regional court on Thursday over charges of war crimes he had committed in…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)
World Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi attends a press conference during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters of the UN seat in Vienna, Austria, 06 June 2022. (EPA)

IAEA Implicitly Backs Western Decision to Censure Iran

The chances of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors issuing a resolution condemning Iran's non-cooperation with the UN agency are…

Raghida Bahnam (Vienna)
World Senior Diplomatic Sources: An Iran Nuclear Deal is Still Possible

Senior Diplomatic Sources: An Iran Nuclear Deal is Still Possible

Despite the clear impasse in negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement between the West and Iran, it appears that there is still hope. Senior diplomatic…

Raghida Bahnam (Berlin)