US will withdraw troops from Syria ‘very soon’: Trump
News Analysis | “US would withdraw its troops from soon from Syria”, President Donald Trump said on March 29, 2018. The statement is not announcing...
A year after the fall of Aleppo, Syria’s Ghouta faces same fate
News Analysis | Syrian Army troops are preparing for a “huge operation” in what was previously the rebel-held suburban country side of Eastern Ghouta. Rebels...
Middle-east deck rearranges: Iran and Qatar coming closer together?
News Analysis | Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, wrote an opinion piece in the Qatar-based news agency, Al Jazeera, on Monday. Zarif advocated...
Turkey expects Iraq to clear the Kurdish mess
News Analysis | The President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, on Monday, said that if Iraqi forces fail to clear out PKK militants in Sinjar, the...
Doubts arise on Saudi claims of Houthi missile interception?
News Analysis | Experts have raised questions about Saudi claims of shooting down Houthi missiles - Doha based Al Jazeera reports. Earlier Saudi authorities claimed...
Saudis in search of energy alternatives
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Saudi Arabia has been exploring various options to sustain and endure its energy security. Recently, it announced to improve its...
Trump, the businessman, embarrasses Prince Muhammad Bin Salman
News Analysis | The US formally approved an arms deal worth $1 billion with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 22, 2018 during the...
Egypt: seven years since the revolution
AFP | As Egypt votes in presidential elections, here are key events in the turbulent country since the 2011 uprising that ended the 30-year rule...
Israel took out Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007: Benjamin Netanyahu
AFP | Israel's military admitted for the first time Wednesday it was responsible for a 2007 air raid against a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor, a...
The Cold War between Iran and Saudi Arabia
AFP | Relations between Middle East heavyweights Iran and Saudi Arabia have been fraught for decades as they spar over regional influence and religion. Each...
UN tested with elusive Syria truce
AFP | A ceasefire resolution for Syria has failed to take hold as Syrian forces, backed by Russia, make gains in Eastern Ghouta. The question...
Indo-Iran ties and implications for Pakistan
News Analysis | The Iranian foreign minister, Javed Zarif, is all set to visit Pakistan for a three-day tour beginning from Sunday, the Iranian ambassador...