Is US-Taliban dialogue a possibility?
News Analysis | According to a Wall Street Journal report, a U.S envoy met with the Taliban representatives in Qatar to push forward the stagnant...
Saudi Arabia gets a friend in need, Russia
M K Bhadrakumar | It goes without saying that oil has been central to military power and economic life in modern history. Control of oil...
Lebanon PM backs Saudi Arabia in Khashoggi case
AFP | Lebanon's premier-designate Saad Hariri threw his support behind Saudi Arabia Tuesday as it faces outrage over the murder of Saudi journalist and government...
Khashoggi killing ‘a wake-up call’: Qatar
AFP | The murder of Jamal Khashoggi should act as a wake-up call, Qatar's foreign ministry said Monday in the rival Gulf state's first official...
Will Conflict with Iran help bail MBS out of his troubles? – James M Dorsey
James M Dorsey | Embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could prove to be not only a cat with nine lives but also one...
Israel ready for another blockade of Gaza?
News Analysis | Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has ordered an immediate halt to fuel deliveries headed to the besieged Gaza Strip in response to...
Airline steward stole Dh18,500 from 3 brothers on plane
Gulf News Courts | Dubai: A flight steward has been accused of stealing Dh18,500 from three brothers in an airplane’s business class cabin, while they...
Khashoggi crisis highlights why investment in Asia is more productive than in the Middle East – James M Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | Growing Western political and corporate reluctance to be associated with Saudi Arabia in the wake of the suspected killing of journalist...
Jamal Khashoggi’s killing took seven minutes, Turkish source tells MEE
Middle East Eye | It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording...
Pompeo holds crisis talks in Riyadh on missing journalist
AFP | US top diplomat Mike Pompeo held talks with Saudi King Salman on Tuesday seeking answers about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, amid...
Idlib province: Syria’s last major rebel stronghold
AFP | Syria's jihadist-dominated Idlib province is the last major area still outside regime control, after a string of ferocious assaults this year put most...
Syria army warns Idlib residents as deadline looms
AFP | Syria's army Friday warned residents of the country's last major rebel bastion to stay away from jihadists, who have yet to withdraw from...