Why Prince Al-Waleed is refusing to kow tow to Mohammad bin Salman
James M Dorsey | Incarcerated for almost two months in a gilded cage in Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal appears...
Will India lose anything from voting against the US on Jerusalem
M K Bhadrakumar | It is reasonable to surmise that the Indian decision to vote in the UN General Assembly on Thursday against the US president Donald...
Iranian filmmaker facing jail for film highlighting corruption
AFP | It is not easy to lead a good and virtuous life in Iran if the film-maker Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film, "A Man of...
Finding balance amid KSA-Iran tussle
Junaid Ali Malik | Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Iran both have immense importance for Pakistan. Iran was the first country that recognized it. Saudi Arabia...
What does the killing of the ex-Yemeni president mean for the devastated region?
James M Dorsey | Based on remarks at a 19 December 2017 NUS Middle East Institute seminar The Middle East being the Middle East, everything is...
Coalition raids hit Yemen rebels after missile targets Riyadh
AFP | The Saudi-led coalition conducted multiple air raids in Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Huthi rebels fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh in...
US threatens countries who vote against it on Jerusalem decision
AFP | The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognize...
Study reveals rubber bullets are not safe
AFP | About three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result, according to a review of recorded casualties published Tuesday,...
Iran’s soft power masterstroke against Saudi Arabia
Andrew Korybko | Iranian President Rouhani pulled off a soft power masterstroke when he publicly gave Saudi Arabia two clear conditions for the resumption of...
US accuses Iran to divert attention from Jerusalem issue
Stana Dubajic | The United States on Thursday presented for the first time, pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi militia...
Will ‘vision 2030’ prove to be a savior for the Saudi Arabian economy?
The last couple of years have been testing times for the Saudi Arabian economy. Middle East’s “Desert Kingdom” has relied exclusively upon its oil...
Saudi Arabia to launch tourist visas by next year
AFP | Saudi Arabia will begin issuing tourist visas in the first quarter of 2018, its top tourism official said, a first for the kingdom...