Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog
AFP | The world's chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018, in a long-awaited...
Once the backbone of Middle Eastern protests, ultras are down but not out – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Ali Issa Ahmad, a British football fan, who was lingering earlier this year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for...
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’
AFP | Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist "caliphate", what they find...
Saudi gas export plans shine new light on efforts to isolate Iran
Dr. James M Dorsey | Saudi plans to become a major gas exporter within a decade raise questions about what the real goal of the...
Hundreds flee Syria jihadist enclave before final assault
AFP | Hundreds of people boarded trucks leaving the last scrap of the Islamic State group's "caliphate" in eastern Syria on Wednesday as US-backed forces...
After ‘caliphate’ debacle, jihadist wives cling to children
AFP | The motley crew of foreign jihadist wives held at the Al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria are united by at least one thing: the...
Why India’s Hindu nationalists worship Israel’s nation-state model
Sumantra Bose| India’s Hindu nationalists and the Israeli right have a remarkable mutual affinity. Binyamin Netanyahu welcomed Narendra Modi to Israel in 2017 with these words: “Prime...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to increase scholarships for students
News Desk | Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have decided to extend the coordination in the education sector and hence have agreed upon to mutually increase...
MBS orders release of Pakistani prisoners in KSA jails
News Desk | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who arrived in Pakistan amid much fanfare and hype on 17th February, has led a delegation to...
MBS must walk geopolitical tightrope during Asian tour
James M Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s three-nation tour of Asia is as much about demonstrating he stands tall – despite Western...
Governments ponder what to do with returning jihadists
AFP | The imminent fall of the Islamic State's caliphate in Iraq and Syria has left many countries grappling with what to do with jihadists...
Behind India-Israel alliance: The ideology and strategic philosophy
Sabtain Ahmed Dar | International Relations scholars and even geopolitical analysts would attempt to analyze the India-Israel strategic alignment in terms of defense and economy, but...