Saudi women now allowed to issue Fatwas

News Analysis | In a historic decision passed by the Shura Council, Saudi cleric women are now authorized to issue Fatwas alongside their male counterparts. This extension...

Will Russian S-400 missile defense system save Erdoğan from  another Western backed military coup?

Stana Dubajic | By buying Russian S-400 air-defense missile system Turkey, erstwhile Western ally, second largest NATO member, and a bulwark against Soviet expansion in...

Vision 2030 vs Saudi ultra-conservatives

James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s lifting of a ban on women’s driving raises a host of questions that transcend the issue of women’s rights...

Syrian government urges citizens to return to the country after victory in Aleppo & Deir ez-Zorr

Sophie Mangal | Speaking at a press conference in the Armenian capital Yerevan, a deputy of the Syrian parliament, Zhirayr Reisyan, said recently that the...

92 % Kurds vote for independence in referendum: How will the regional countries react to this?

News Analysis | Masoud Barzani, Iraq’s Kurdish leader has claimed victory in a referendum on independence held on Monday amid threats from Baghdad to take over the...

Saudi Arabia Eases restrictions on messaging apps, but WhatsApp and Viber Are Still Blocked

Afef Abrougui |  After more than four years of heavy censorship, Saudi Arabia has eased restrictions on the use of internet-based call and messaging (VoIP) applications. In...

Saudi Arabia Lifts Driving Ban on Women: Is Prince Salman’s Vision 2030 already materializing?

James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely viewed as a symbol of Saudi misogyny, will likely serve...

Saudi King to visit Moscow: Expects Russia’s help to bring the war in Yemen to an end

M K Bhadrakumar | The forthcoming visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Russia (October 4-7) carries great symbolism. Such poignancy is for several reasons –...

Is Kurdistan a US-Israeli conspiracy to balkanize Middle East?

M K Bhadrakumar | The result of the Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq will be known in the next 48 hours or so, but no surprises...

Green light to women in Saudi Arabia: Is this the victory they were looking for?

News Analysis | The King of Saudi Arabia has issued a decree allowing women to drive. The order – issued by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud –...

Kurds in Iraq vote in Independence Referendum: regional tensions will stoke up

News Analysis | Amid rising tensions and intense international opposition, Kurds in the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Northern Iraq in an independence referendum. The...

Iran checkmates ‘Israel & the US’ in the Middle East

M K Bhadrakumar | The announcement in Tehran on Saturday regarding the successful test of a ballistic missile with a range of 2000 kilometers and capable of...
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