Qatari Emir invited to GCC summit despite tensions with KSA
AFP | Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has received an invite from Saudi Arabia to attend this month's Gulf Cooperation Council summit, despite...
Iran FM accuses ‘foreign-backed terrorists’ for Chabahar attack
AFP | Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused "foreign-backed terrorists" for attacks Thursday in the port city of Chabahar that killed two people and...
Timeline of recent attacks in Iran by militant groups
AFP | The Islamic State group claimed a deadly gun assault against a military parade in the city of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran on Saturday,...
Chabahar rocked by Bomb attack: 3 killed
News Analysis | A suicide bomber killed at least two people and wounded many more outside police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar in...
US Senate resolution potentially changes Middle East dynamics – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A draft US Senate resolution effectively portraying Saudi policy as detrimental to US interests and values and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as “complicit” in the...
Lowering Oil Output: OPEC in Trump’s storm
AFP | OPEC members and other oil-producing countries convene in Vienna this week to discuss lowering their output, as they scramble to buffer their earnings...
Iran’s Rouhani threatens to cut off Gulf oil
AFP | Iran's President Hassan Rouhani struck a defiant stance against US sanctions on Tuesday, renewing his threat to cut off international oil sales from...
Yemen Peace Talks: A ray of hope after years of fighting
News Analysis | The first meeting between all the stakeholders of the Yemen War, including Houthi Rebels and the ousted Hadi government representatives alongside Saudi...
Qatar to quit Saudi-dominated OPEC in 2019
AFP | Qatar will leave OPEC next month in order to focus on gas production, the Gulf state's new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced Monday,...
Senior US admiral found dead in Bahrain: official
AFP | The admiral leading US Navy operations in the Middle East was found dead Saturday in Bahrain, the military branch said, adding that no...
Indo-Israel defense deals could unleash a lethal arms race in the region – Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | India’s shopping spree for military hardware, in order to modernize its armed forces, makes it an attractive prospect for Israel’s...
Erdogan ups ante: Demands extradition of Saudi assassins
AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded Saturday that Saudi Arabia extradite suspects in the killing in Istanbul of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, taking to...