Playing with Fire: There are no good guys in the Middle East
James M. Dorsey | Remarks at United Hebrew Congregation, Singapore, 3 October 2017 There are no nice guys in the Middle East, a region that is...
Saudi Princes offered freedom for 70 percent of their wealth
News Analysis | Saudi Arabian authorities are demanding billions of dollars from the detained princes and prominent businessmen following their arrest in the so-called anti-corruption...
Saudi Arabia Blockades Millions After Houthis Launch Missiles
Andrew Korybko | Saudi Arabia is blockading Yemen in response to the Houthis’ weekend missile strike in Riyadh. The Yemeni rebels teamed up with former President...
Why the Saudi Princes should have foreseen the corruption crackdown?
James M. Dorsey | Kuwaiti billionaire Maan al-Sanea should have seen it coming after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed to root out corruption....
Five things about Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince | Mohammed bin Salman
BBC NEWS | Watch five things you don't know about Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has consolidated...
Saudi-“Israeli” Leaks: Collusion Or Opportunism?
Andrew Korybko | Nobody’s disputing that Saudi Arabia and “Israel” have cooperated before in sowing regional chaos and trying to “contain” Iran, but this time...
Arrested Saudi princes photographed sleeping on bare mattresses
News Desk | 11 Saudi princes, a government minister, and businessmen spent their night in a luxurious hotel after being arrested by Saudi authorities on corruption charges....
Saudi Anti-corruption move affects investors negatively
News Analysis | Investors hope the sweeping anti-graft probe ensnaring some of Saudi Arabia's top politicians and businessmen is a sign of reform but those...
The Middle East: It will only get worse
James M. Dorsey | As Saudi Arabia reels from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s frontal assault on the kingdom’s elite, indications are that the Saudi-Iranian proxy...
Saudi Helicopter Carrying 8 High-Ranking Officials Crashed Near Yemen Border | All Dead
A helicopter carrying several Saudi officials, including a high-ranking prince, has crashed in the kingdom's southwest near the border with Yemen. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin Al...
The Wild Week In Mideast Geopolitics
Andrew Korybko | This past week was geopolitically very eventful for the Mideast, even by the region's dynamic standards, which shows that a new international...
The crackdown in Saudi Arabia: anti-corruption drive or ruthless power politics?
News Analysis | 11 Saudi princes, ministers and former government officials were arrested and detained hours after King Salman ordered the formation of the anti-corruption...