Jamal Khashoggi changes the Middle East at potentially horrible cost – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials,...

No Aid: US sets requirements for Syrian reconstruction

AFP | The United States said Wednesday it will refuse any post-war reconstruction assistance to Syria if Iran is present, expanding the rationale for US...

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

AFP | Saudi Arabia agreed to let Turkish authorities search its Istanbul consulate as part of the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

Iran has ‘unclean hands’: US tries to deflect in world court

AFP | The United States accused Tehran Monday of having "unclean hands" as it fought an Iranian court bid to unfreeze $2.0 billion dollars earmarked...

Murder of Saudi Journalist: A ticking time bomb between Turkey and KSA

News Analysis | Turkish officials have been granted access to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul who, as per the Turkish authorities a murder of a...

Journalist’s disappearance forces Trump hand on Saudi Arabia

AFP | Allegations that Saudi Arabia killed a journalist inside its Istanbul consulate have forced Donald Trump into a position he never expected -- raising...

Iran says Saudi claims to replace its oil ‘unbelievable’

AFP | Iran's oil minister said on Monday that the market will never believe "exaggerated" claims by Saudi Arabia that it can replace Iranian oil...

Waterfront Mansions: Foreigners throng Istanbul’s iconic landmarks

AFP | They are among Istanbul's most iconic sights -- magnificent waterside mansions strung out along the Bosphorus as the waters of the strait dividing...

Iran parliament passes counter-terror finance bill

AFP | Iran's parliament on Sunday approved a bill to counter terrorist financing that was strongly opposed by conservatives but seen as vital to salvaging...

Legal Battle: US vs Iran in UN top court

AFP | The United States will confront Tehran at the UN's top court on Monday over billions in frozen assets, in a case that could...

Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Desperate for funding to fend off a financial crisis fueled in part by mounting debt to China, Pakistan is playing a...

Iran Guard warns Netanyahu will be ‘forced into the sea’

AFP| The deputy commander of Iran's revolutionary guards warned Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to "practice swimming in the Mediterranean" because he would...