Saudi Arabia & Iran: A potential nuclear race in the making?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia is developing nuclear energy and potentially a nuclear weapons capability. The Saudi focus on nuclear energy serves several of...
Iran’s Strategic Move: Reveals its “Reservations” over the “Islamic Military Alliance”; What Next?
GVS Analysis by Najma Minhas| Iran has finally publicly expressed clear reservations over the appointment of Pakistan's ex-Army Chief, General Raheel Sharif as the head...
Heartless Kuwaiti woman held for filming maid attempting suicide
Kuwaiti police have detained a woman for filming her Ethiopian maid falling from the seventh floor in an apparent suicide attempt without trying to...
Qatar Denies Stopping Workers from Leaving When They Want
Rejimon Kuttappan | MUSCAT - Qatar on Thursday denied it was violating a new labor law by blocking migrants from leaving the country, saying it...
Pakistan Grapples with the Middle Eastern Fault-Lines as Gen. Raheel Takes Command of the Saudi Led “Muslim NATO”
James M. Dorsey | With no troops to command and a Riyadh-based skeleton staff, General Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s recently retired top commander, appeared to slide...
Saudi needs Vision 2030 NOW: If it intends to survive in the Corridors of Power
Saad Masood | Recently it was announced that Saudi Arabia generated a fiscal deficit of about $ 85 billion in the year 2016, which was...
Is PTI right in taking a position against Gen. Raheel Sharif going to Saudi Arabia?
Najma Minhas| Past three months speculation has been rife in the media about General Reheel Sharif going to Saudi Arabia as head of the Islamic...
US and Russian War Against ISIS in Middle East Threatens Turkish and Saudi Fault-Lines
James M. Dorsey | US President Donald J. Trump’s vow to defeat what he terms radical Islamic terrorism forces the United States to maneuver the...
Pakistan has approved Gen. Raheel’s new job: Are we digging a hole for ourselves?
Minister for defense, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, has confirmed on GEO TV's program Jirga, with Anchor person Saleem Safi that the government has given approval...
Asian leaders wary of Saudi’s spreading their Gospel of truth
James M. Dorsey | Critics in the Maldives likely sighed relief when Saudi King Salman this week postponed his visit because of an outbreak of...
Military bases in Maldives for Saudi Arabia & China?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi King Salman’s stop in the Maldives on his month-long tour of Asia brings into focus how this tiny archipelago – best...
Pakistan Army engagement in Middle East: Walking a fine line between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
James M. Dorsey | Pakistan is emerging as an important military player in the Gulf as its struggles to balance complex relations with regional rivals...