Khashoggi crisis highlights why investment in Asia is more productive than in the Middle East – James M Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist...

Iran stays quiet on Khashoggi case

AFP | Iran has been playing it cool as it watches the furore over the disappearance of writer Jamal Khashoggi create a crisis for its...

Don’t be surprised if Saudis get away with murder

Jacob G Hornberger | While many people are decrying the possibility that the Saudi regime orchestrated and carried out the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, they...

French minister pulls out of Saudi conference over Khashoggi

AFP | French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday he was pulling out of a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia over the disappearance...

Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE

Middle East Eye | It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording...

What’s the goal behind the US ‘cleanup operation’ in Saudi Arabia?

AFP | The top American diplomat Mike Pompeo appears visibly satisfied with his mission to Riyadh, dubbing it "incredibly successful." But to what end? So...

Turkish daily says audio tapes indicate Saudi journalist ‘decapitated’

AFP | Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured before being decapitated inside Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul, pro-government daily Yeni Safak reported Wednesday, saying it had...

World economy to jolt if Saudi Arabia retaliates against US

News Analysis | One of the strangest news in the global media is the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who worked for the Washington...

US sanctions key Iranian paramilitary force

AFP | The US Treasury Department slapped sanctions Tuesday on an Iranian paramilitary group along with a network of businesses that were providing it financing,...

Saudi alliance doesn’t mean US ‘downplaying’ Khashoggi question: official

AFP | The US alliance with Saudi Arabia does not mean Washington is "ignoring or downplaying" the disappearance and suspected murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

14 Iran security personnel seized on Pakistan border

AFP | Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including Revolutionary Guards intelligence officers, were abducted on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan on Tuesday, state media reported. The...

MBS: Riding roughshod or playing a risky game of bluff poker? – James M Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | A stalemate in efforts to determine what happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is threatening to escalate into a crisis that...