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...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif announces resignation on Instagram

AFP | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, has abruptly tendered...

Turkey to buy anti-ballistic missile systems from both US and Russia

News Analysis | Turkey is currently caught in the quagmire to opting between Russian S400 and the U.S made PATRIOT Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Systems. While...

Should Iran blame ISI while it helps RAW against Pakistan? – Jan Achakzai

Jan Achakzai | Pakistan has successfully locked in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council into a geo-economic alliance after starting to serve as an...

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...

South Asian Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia: 1 Iran: 0? – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | It may be reading tea leaves but analysis of the walk-up to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit and his...

Iran-KSA diplomatic row: Where does Pakistan stand?

News Analysis | In a joint press conference in Islamabad with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir...

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...
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