The three weeks that toppled Saddam Hussein
AFP | It took just three weeks for the nearly 24-year regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to be toppled in 2003 after the first...
Israel has ‘right’ to its land: Crown Prince Salman
AFP | The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a "right" to a homeland, a notable shift in the...
From oil to solar power: Saudi Arabia plans a shift to renewable energy sources
AFP | Saudi engineers whip up a simulated sandstorm to test a solar panel's durability at a research lab, the heart of the oil-rich kingdom's...
Corruption charges haunt Netanyahu’s presidential future
News Analysis | The political future of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is questionable in the backdrop of corruption charges against him. He is currently...
Palestine still remains core issue in Middle East
M K Bhadrakumar | The horrific shooting down of 17 unarmed, peaceful Palestinian demonstrators on Friday by the Israeli security forces has once again underscored that Israel’s...
War between Saudi Arabia and Iran may happen in just 10-15 years: Crown Prince
News Analysis | Crown Prince, Mohammad Bin Salman has warned that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran may indulge in war in the next 10-15 years if...
How Bashar al-Assad won the Syrian war? Part-I
Zeeshan Munir | In summer of 2012, rebel forces were knocking on the doors of Damascus, half of Aleppo was lost to anti-regime forces and...
Egyptian ultras: Down but not out
James M. Dorsey | Egyptian general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi won a second term virtually unchallenged in what is widely seen as a flawed election. The run-up...
Clashes, 16 dead as thousands of Gazans march near Israel border
AFP | Clashes erupted as tens of thousands of Gazans marched near the Israeli border in a major protest, with 16 Palestinians killed and hundreds...
US will withdraw troops from Syria ‘very soon’: Trump
News Analysis | “US would withdraw its troops from soon from Syria”, President Donald Trump said on March 29, 2018. The statement is not announcing...
A year after the fall of Aleppo, Syria’s Ghouta faces same fate
News Analysis | Syrian Army troops are preparing for a “huge operation” in what was previously the rebel-held suburban country side of Eastern Ghouta. Rebels...
Middle-east deck rearranges: Iran and Qatar coming closer together?
News Analysis | Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, wrote an opinion piece in the Qatar-based news agency, Al Jazeera, on Monday. Zarif advocated...