Has the US policy in the Middle East failed? – John Glaser

John Glaser | The ongoing controversy surrounding the murder of a dissident Saudi journalist and Saudi Arabia’s brutal bombing campaign of a largely defenseless neighbouring...

Qatar may benefit from Khashoggi fallout: analysts

AFP | Global diplomatic fallout from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate may help Qatar in its political stand-off with...

Iran’s Rouhani: Khashoggi murder unthinkable ‘without US backing’

AFP | Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's "heinous murder" would have been unthinkable "without US backing," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. "I don't think...

Displaced to the desert, Syrians struggle to eke out living

AFP | In a desert camp along Syria's border with Jordan, nearly 50,000 displaced people struggle to eke out a living. There are no clinics,...

Is US-Taliban dialogue a possibility?

News Analysis | According to a Wall Street Journal report, a U.S envoy met with the Taliban representatives in Qatar to push forward the stagnant...

Will the ‘Saudi Help’, help us? – Mir Mohammad Ali Khan

Mir Mohammad Ali Khan | I have never written an article so quickly after a deal has taken place. The only reason I am forced...

Saudi Arabia gets a friend in need, Russia

M K Bhadrakumar | It goes without saying that oil has been central to military power and economic life in modern history. Control of oil...

Khashoggi Murder: MBS woes are far from over?

News Analysis | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not satisfied with Riyadh’s explanation about Khashoggi’s murder saying “all the culprits irrespective of how high...

New US-led sanctions target Iran-Taliban ties

AFP | The US Treasury and allies in the Gulf took aim at Iran's support for the Taliban Tuesday with new sanctions against nine individuals...

Erdogan keeps Saudi under pressure but shuns confrontation

AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that Turkey wants to shun confrontation with Saudi Arabia...

Khashoggi killing: Trump slams ‘worst cover-up ever’

AFP | US President Donald Trump charged Tuesday that a Saudi operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul had given rise...

Saudi ready to boost oil output, spare capacity: minister

AFP | Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday the OPEC kingpin was ready to boost its crude production and spare capacity to help...