A persistent narrative about Saudi Arabia describes the country as in perpetual struggle between the forces of modernity and the forces of traditionalism. This paper contributes to the on-going evaluation of this paradigm and its [ More … ]
By: Abdullah Muradoğlu* The U.S. Embassy moving to Jerusalem on the day Palestinians mourn the “Nakba” (Day of the Catastrophe) was an exceptionally very provocative move. On the same day, the Israeli army, taking courage from [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay* The words U.S. President Donald Trump used in the press conference with his French counterpart Macron about his expectations from the Arab World were like the disclosure of the secret codes of [ More … ]
Russia’s campaign in Syria has allowed Russia to re-emerge as a leading actor in the Middle East thanks, to a large extent, to the use of hard power and coercive diplomacy. As Moscow looks to [ More … ]
The approval means the journey time from India to Israel will be shortened by two-and-a-half hours Saudi Arabia has granted Air India approval to operate the first direct flights to Israel over its airspace. The [ More … ]
Dr. Said Elhaj* Many prefer to describe events in the region as a Sunni-Shiite conflict, in which Iran leads the Shiite axis and Saudi Arabia leads the Sunni axis, stretching over a wide geographical area, [ More … ]
By : Ramzy Baroud* On 18 November, just days before the fiftiest anniversary of United Nations Resolution 242, the US State Department took its first step towards severing its ties with the Palestinian Liberation Organization [ More … ]
Sameh Shoukry: Egypt and Russia have the same goals in solving the Middle East disputes. Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov several regional issues in Moscow on [ More … ]
Trump made the comments in a meeting with Lebanon’s prime minister in Washington US President Donald Trump vowed to prevent Syria’s Bashar al-Assad from carrying out any more chemical attacks, in comments made during his [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* During the G20 Summit in Hamburg, world leaders have to find answers to two important questions: What is the reason behind the damaged relations between member countries and how is the extent [ More … ]
A Kuwaiti news agency has reported details of Qatar’s response to the demands made by the “embargo countries”. The details were handed to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, by Foreign Minister [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* The Saudi royal family has a new future king. Having been endorsed by 31 out of the 34 members of the Allegiance Council, a royal decree made Muhammed bin Salman crown prince. King [ More … ]
Morocco’s efforts in renewable energy are paying their due. With installed capacity estimated at 892 megawatts, Morocco now ranks second in Africa and the Middle East (MEA) for wind farming. According to a recent study [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* The state of isolation against Qatar that arose with the decision of some Gulf countries is actually an indication of the precursor tremors of a major mobilization to start in the region. [ More … ]
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said the US wants UN-backed peace talks in Yemen to return ‘as soon as possible,’ during the start of his Middle East tour on Tuesday. Washington wants UN-backed Yemen peace [ More … ]
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