Kenya Urged to Help Women Raped During Post-Election Violence
LONDON, Feb 15 – Hundreds of girls and woman raped during Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence are struggling with…
Saudi’s Social Contract
2015 was a seminal year in the history of Saudi Arabia. Not only did it mark the passing…
The Pakistan Super League: What a beauty
Who would have thought a couple of years ago, when the Indian Premier League launched and was in…
The Economic Foundations for Privatizing Aramco
WEB EXCLUSIVE — Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Amir Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud recently proposed the privatization of…
Iran Says Ready to Put Rivalries Aside With Saudi Arabia
MUNICH, Feb 12 – Iran and Saudi Arabia must overcome strained relations and work for stability in Syria…
With Fewer U.S. Troops in Afghanistan, Pressure Grows for More Air Strikes
KABUL, Feb 11 – Pressure is growing on the U.S. military to do more to help Afghan forces…
U.S. & India Consider Joint Patrols in South China Sea
NEW DELHI, Feb 10 – The United States and India have held talks about conducting joint naval patrols…
Palestine: The Road Ahead
On January 25, 2006, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip cast their votes for a new…
Into the Valley of Death
AFTER weeks of hand-wringing and heated debate, the United Kingdom has now joined the coalition in extended military…
Forever Frenemies
In the imperilled world of India-Pakistan relations, things can change drastically very quickly, while ultimately staying the same.…
Somewhere They Belong
Ali, not his real name, wakes up every day at dawn to pray and rush to the wholesale…
Oil Over Troubled Waters?
“When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully,” said…
Travesty of Justice
On January 6, 2016, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, the leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami became the fifth opposition…
Nimr Al Nimr: Anatomy of a Man
SINCE RETURNING TO HIS VILLAGE in eastern Saudi Arabia in 1999, after having spent over a decade studying,…
Masked Men Attack Saudi Intelligence Compound With Firebombs
DUBAI, Jan 11 – Masked men threw firebombs at an intelligence service compound in the city of Qatif…
Turkish Forces Kill 32 Kurdish Militants as Conflict Escalates
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Jan 10 – Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast this weekend,…
Saudi Economic Shake-up Shows It is Planning for Cheap Oil
DUBAI, Dec 29 – Saudi Arabia’s planned cuts in spending and energy subsidies signal that the world’s largest…
Israeli Court Cuts Ex-PM Olmert’s Jail Term, Clears Main Charge
JERUSALEM, Dec 29 – Israel’s top court slashed former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s prison sentence to 18 months…
Iran: Riyadh Thrives on Tension Following Severed Ties
DUBAI, Jan 4 – Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to…
Sleeping With The Enemy
Pablo Neruda once wrote: “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.” And…
Unmasked Happiness
They say laughter is the best medicine. It may not be a medicinal cure for those suffering from…
The Pursuit of Justice
Israel’s ongoing military occupation of the West Bank and enforced siege on Gaza Strip, with its illegal policies…
Israel-Palestine: The Unattainable Peace
October 2015 was one of the bloodiest months in Palestine/Israel since the Second Intifada, with 69 Palestinian fatalities…
The Ground Beneath Their Feet
On Nov. 12, as Kurdish and Yazidi forces backed by the U.S.-led military coalition and Iraqi air force…
Hezbollah’s New Ally In Syria
“The Russians have made it clear to the Israelis there are certain areas [the Israelis] cannot operate in,…
U.S. Presidential Candidate Jeb Bush Calls for Helping Syria’s Christian Refugees
Nov 16 – U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for assisting the Christian refugees out of Syria…
All The Kings’ Men
“It is always good [to have] true men by your side,” wrote Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on…
Yemen: Girls With Guns
By most measures, Amal Al Wafi is like most college students. She wakes each morning at 7, boards…
Should the West Worry About Turkey?
Nov 2 (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appears to have beaten down his opponents and returned his Islamist-rooted…
Pressing Matters: Media Coverage and the Arab Gulf States
Over the past few years Western media’s negative coverage of the Arab Gulf states has increased so much…