Islamic Radicalism: A Product of Western Imperialism
Nauman Sadiq | Peaceful, or not, Islam is only a religion just like any other cosmopolitan religion whether it’s Christianity, Buddhism or Hinduism. Instead of...
Waiting for Nasser in the Persian Gulf
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Do not be surprised if Arab politics reminds you of Meryl Streep feuding with Dustin Hoffman in the 1979 American drama...
The Monster and the US-Israel-Russia dirty game
Joseph Davis | The most extreme terrorist groups in the Middle East, Africa, and the Caucasus subscribe to a perversion of Sunni Islam called Wahhabism....
“Mosul is liberated”
News Analysis | The fighting is all but over in Mosul. As Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Mosul to declare victory and call for unity, civilians on...
US-Russia ceasefire deal on Syria holding – for now
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The ceasefire brokered between Russia, US and Jordan in southwestern Syria seems to be holding for the time being. The Russian President Vladimir...
Iraq: No end in sight
News Analysis | Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Mosul to congratulate the army for driving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)...
Myths on Pakistan’s role in Saudi-led military alliance
Jan Achakzai | Apparently, an organized social media campaign is in full swing against Pakistan's principled stance to join Saudi Arabia led security alliance. It...
Terrorism as pretext for intervention in the energy-rich Middle East
Nauman Sadiq | In order to understand the hype surrounding the phenomena of Islamic radicalism and terrorism, we need to understand the prevailing global economic...
All the UAE’s men: Gulf crisis opens door to power shift in Palestine
James M. Dorsey | With attention in the Middle East focused on the Gulf crisis, the United Arab Emirates is elsewhere seeking to reshape the...
Egypt allows soccer fans to attend matches after six years!
James M. Dorsey | Caught between a rock and a hard place, Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has agreed to allow thousands of fans to...
Indomitable Qatar up against rampant opponents
News Analysis | The Qatar crisis enters its second month tomorrow with no immediate and amicable end in sight.The tiny Gulf country has shown defiance and...
Yemeni journalists caught amid Saudi coalition and Houthi rebels
Global Voices | The conflict in Yemen, which erupted more than two years ago between Houthi rebels and forces backing the government of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, has...