Andrew Korybko |
This past week was geopolitically very eventful for the Mideast, even by the region's dynamic standards, which shows that a new international...
News Analysis |
11 Saudi princes, ministers and former government officials were arrested and detained hours after King Salman ordered the formation of the anti-corruption...
News Analysis |
Yemeni Houthi rebels have taken responsibility for firing a missile near the airport of Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh on Saturday. The Long-range...
Andrew Korybko |
US-Iranian relations are moving along a very negative trajectory, though it’s unlikely that they’ll devolve to the point of a war between...
Adam Garrie |
Syria’s total liberation of Deir ez-Zor city has been a short-lived victory as Israel and al-Qaeda opened up a new front in blitzkrieg-like...
James M. Dorsey |
A target of massive Saudi investment, the Maldives severed diplomatic relations with Qatar hours after a Saudi-UAE-led alliance of largely financially...
M K Bhadrakumar |
The Hamas and Fatah, the two mainstream Palestinian movements, are making yet another attempt at political reconciliation. Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah...
Andrew Korybko |
The political entity that’s recognized by most of the world’s states as “Israel” was founded under very controversial circumstances related to the...
James M. Dorsey|
Potential Qatari moves to become the first Gulf state to effectively abolish the region’s onerous kafala or labor sponsorship system, denounced as...
