U.S. & India Consider Joint Patrols in South China Sea
NEW DELHI, Feb 10 â 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…
Saudi King Salman Calls For Others Not to Interfere in Kingdom
RIYADH, Feb 7 â Saudi Arabiaâs King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in…
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…
Dubai Airport 2015 Traffic Up 10.7 pct, Worldâs Busiest
DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) â Dubai International Airport remained the worldâs busiest for international passengers in 2015 as…
Oil Over Troubled Waters?
âWhen a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully,â 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 â 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 â Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkeyâs mainly Kurdish southeast this weekend,…
Saudi Economic Shake-up Shows It is Planning for Cheap Oil
DUBAI, Dec 29 â Saudi Arabiaâs planned cuts in spending and energy subsidies signal that the worldâs largest…
Israeli Court Cuts Ex-PM Olmertâs Jail Term, Clears Main Charge
JERUSALEM, Dec 29 â Israelâs top court slashed former Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs prison sentence to 18 months…
Iran: Riyadh Thrives on Tension Following Severed Ties
DUBAI, Jan 4 â Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to…
Sleeping With The Enemy
Pablo Neruda once wrote: âYou can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.â 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
Israelâs ongoing military occupation of the West Bank and enforced siege on Gaza Strip, with its illegal policies…
Bomb Attacks Target Hindu Gathering in North Bangladesh
A religious Hindu ceremony in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was targeted in a bomb attack in the northern region. The…
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…
Hezbollahâs New Ally In Syria
âThe 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 Syriaâs Christian Refugees
Nov 16 â U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for assisting the Christian refugees out of Syria…
All The Kingsâ Men
âIt is always good [to have] true men by your side,â wrote Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed Al Maktoum on…