Dubai’s state-owned DP World looks to take over companies to push political agenda
James M Dorsey | The $6.85 billion acquisition in 2006 of Peninsular & Oriental (P&O) Steam Navigation Company, a storied British shipping and logistics company,...
Is the Saudi Crown Prince really promoting moderate Islam?
James M. Dorsey | Plans to open a Salafi missionary centre in the Yemeni province of Al Mahrah on the border with Oman and Saudi Arabia raise...
2 Palestinians killed as Israeli ministers calls for “dead Palestinians”
News Analysis | Two Palestinian teenagers were shot and killed by Israeli soldiers on Thursday as violence continues in the occupied territories. The latest deaths...
UN report finds Iran in violation of Yemen arms embargo
AFP | Iran has violated a UN arms embargo by failing to block supplies to Yemen's Huthi rebels of ballistic missiles that were fired at...
Iran protests expose leadership flaws in Muslim world
James M Dorsey | If week-long anti-government protests in Iran exposed the Islamic republic’s deep-seated economic and political problems, they also laid bare Saudi Arabia’s...
Iran and Saudi Arabia revisit their strategies
James M Dorsey | Expressions of support by US President Donald J. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu have provided the grist for Iranian...
Saudi boosts citizen benefits as taxes bite
AFP | Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it had boosted stipends and benefits for citizens to cushion the impact of economic reforms including the kingdom's first...
Russian air strikes kill 18 civilians in Syria
AFP | At least 23 civilians were killed Wednesday in the Syrian opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, most of them in Russian air...
Israel to expel thousands of African migrants
AFP | Israel plans to force tens of thousands of African migrants to leave over the next three months by threatening to arrest those who...
Middle East mess expands to East Africa
James M Dorsey | The six-month-old Gulf crisis has expanded to the Horn Africa, potentially fuelling simmering regional conflicts. Renewed fears of heightened tension in the...
Trump targets Palestine in next aid cut threat
AFP | President Donald Trump admitted the Middle East peace process was in difficulty Tuesday and threatened to cut US aid to Palestinians, currently worth...
Pentagon Chief Statement hints division of Syria
News Analysis | Russian and US forces have been communicating across the "deconfliction line" in Syria despite glitches, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters...