BY: Manish Rai* Iran and Turkey, the two non-Arab Middle Eastern states, are among the largest and most populous in the region. The former occupies a strategic location on the Persian Gulf and the Strait of [ More … ]
A Saudi security corporal has been killed and six security men wounded in a militant attack on their patrol in a restive town in the country’s eastern province, authorities said. A bomb attack on a [ More … ]
Iran is looking to bolster its ties with North Korea – on the same day Pyongyang claimed it successfully tested a ballistic missile capable of reaching US mainland. Iran is seeking to expand relations with [ More … ]
The Saudi Ambassador to Khartoum Ali bin Hassan Jaafar has urged Sudan to take “clear stance” on the ongoing Gulf crisis, accusing Qatar of seeking the backing of two states with regional ambitions, Turkey and [ More … ]
BY: F. William Engdahl* There is a hidden thin red thread connecting the recent US Congress’ sanctions against Iran and now the Russian Federation, with the decision of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies to sanction [ More … ]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a “siege” imposed on Qatar by four Arab states that recently cut ties with Doha is ‘unacceptable’. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar, [ More … ]
An Iranian drone that crossed over into Pakistani territory on Wednesday was shot down, Islamabad said. Pakistan shot down an unmanned Iranian drone inside its territory in southwestern Baluchistan province, Islamabad said on Wednesday. Pakistan’s [ More … ]
BY: İbrahim Karagül* Iran is sending ballistic missiles from country to country for the first time. It is hitting a target in Syria which it claims to be responsible for the Tehran attack- much like [ More … ]
Kuwait’s highest court on Sunday overturned the death sentence imposed by a lower tribunal against a man convicted of belonging to a group Kuwait said was trying to destabilise the Gulf Arab state on behalf [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and Israel are in talks to establish economic ties, a dramatic move that would put the Jewish state on a path to normal relations with the bastion of Sunni Islam and guardian of [ More … ]
A fierce spat between Qatar and leading Arab nations could see Doha shift closer to Turkey and Iran in a move that could alter Middle Eastern politics. Seven countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab [ More … ]
BY: Merve Şebnem Oruç* The U.S.-led coalition hit the Iran-backed regime forces three times in the last month near Tanf in Syria’s southeast. The first of the attacks took place on May 18, the day [ More … ]
Meeting comes after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen cut ties with Qatar last week The foreign minister held a joint meeting with Saudi Arabian, Bahraini and Emirati envoys in the capital Ankara on [ More … ]
The Russian foreign ministry said on Saturday that it had warned the US against striking pro-Assad forces. Russia’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that it had warned the US against striking pro-Assad forces, as it [ More … ]
Iran sent five planes of food to Qatar days after Gulf countries cut off air and other transport links to the emirate. Iran sent five planes of food to Qatar, Iran’s national carrier confirmed on [ More … ]
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