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Monday, December 15, 2025

South Asian Geopolitics: Saudi Arabia: 1 Iran: 0? – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | It may be reading tea leaves but analysis of the walk-up to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit and his...

Trump officials rushing to sell Nuclear Technology to Saudi Arabia

News Analysis | The United States’ Congressional Oversight and Reforms Committee is currently inquiring into the possibility of transfer of nuclear technology, in the form...

Iran-KSA diplomatic row: Where does Pakistan stand?

News Analysis | In a joint press conference in Islamabad with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir...

Pakistan gets ready to woo Saudi crown prince

AFP | Pakistan was rescheduling flights, blocking-off luxury hotels, and according to one report Friday collecting 3,500 pigeons and colorful balloons to release during a...

Pakistan loops in KSA into perfect alliance: India anxious & Iran nervous – Jan Achakzai

Jan Achakzai | For the first time, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has carved out a robust South Asia policy with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin...

Raheel Sharif meets Gen Bajwa ahead of Crown Prince’s visit to Pakistan

News Analysis | Current Commander of an alliance of 41 Muslim countries and Pakistan army’s ex-chief Gen. (R) Raheel Sharif met with the current chief...

MBS’s Khashoggi bullet: An insight into Saudi strategic thinking – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Continued, albeit the slower-paced US and Turkish leaks potentially provide insight into far more than the circumstances of the October killing...

Freedom of expression and its rogue killers

Reeba Akram Lodhi | It’s pretty unfortunate that in the world of politics, New Year doesn’t always mean new beginnings. The dirty power game remains...

PM Khan gets gold-plated Kalashnikov as gift

News Desk | Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, governor of Saudi Arabia’s Tabuk province, has gifted a gold-plated Kalashnikov and bullets to Prime...

Asylum assessment of Saudi woman in Thailand to take several days: UNHCR

News Desk | The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days"...

Taliban demand Qatar as a venue for talks instead of Saudi Arabia

News Analysis | Afghan Taliban have turned downed the possibility of their participation in the next round of talks with the United States of America,...

Saudi prosecutor seeks death sentences as Khashoggi murder trial opens

AFP | Saudi prosecutors sought the death penalty for five of 11 defendants charged with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as their high-profile trial...