Unprecedented power grab could come to haunt Mohammed bin Salman
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has won the first round of what could prove to be an unprecedented power grab...
Lebanon: A new theater opens for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery | Amidst simmering crises in the Middle East, Lebanon finds itself in the thick of things as Saudi Arabia on Monday...
Will US succeed in creating rifts between Iran & Iraq?
M K Bhadrakumar| The US project to create a rift between Iraq and Iran backfired just a couple of days of its launch from Riyadh...
The Wild Week In Mideast Geopolitics
Andrew Korybko | This past week was geopolitically very eventful for the Mideast, even by the region's dynamic standards, which shows that a new international...
The crackdown in Saudi Arabia: anti-corruption drive or ruthless power politics?
News Analysis | 11 Saudi princes, ministers and former government officials were arrested and detained hours after King Salman ordered the formation of the anti-corruption...
The war in Yemen takes its toll: Houthis hurl missile in Riyadh!
News Analysis | Yemeni Houthi rebels have taken responsibility for firing a missile near the airport of Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh on Saturday. The Long-range...
The US-Iranian Proxy War Will Continue In “Syraq”
Andrew Korybko | US-Iranian relations are moving along a very negative trajectory, though it’s unlikely that they’ll devolve to the point of a war between...
Israel and al-Qaeda open up new front in Golan Heights to avenge Syria’s gains in Deir ez-Zor
Adam Garrie | Syria’s total liberation of Deir ez-Zor city has been a short-lived victory as Israel and al-Qaeda opened up a new front in blitzkrieg-like...
Can football help end Gulf crisis?
James M. Dorsey | A target of massive Saudi investment, the Maldives severed diplomatic relations with Qatar hours after a Saudi-UAE-led alliance of largely financially...
What makes Singapore stronger than Qatar & UAE?
James M. Dorsey | The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar has emerged about more than a regional spat. It...
Division within Palestinian resistant movements
M K Bhadrakumar | The Hamas and Fatah, the two mainstream Palestinian movements, are making yet another attempt at political reconciliation. Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah...
Writing “Israel” In Quotation Marks Is A Peaceful Form Of Pro-Semitic Protest
Andrew Korybko | The political entity that’s recognized by most of the world’s states as “Israel” was founded under very controversial circumstances related to the...