Young Saudi girl sparks hot debate in Saudi Arabia after her viral video
News Analysis | A young Saudi girl became a recent online sensation when she sparked a heated debate between the orthodox and liberal mindsets after...
Trump shows realism toward Iran
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The United States’ regional strategies in the Middle East face multiple challenges and it needs strong nerves and robust realism not...
A mainstream dose of reality on Iraq: myths, falsehoods, and deceptions
Jacob G. Hornberger | Ever since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, we have been hit with a multiplicity of bromides, myths, falsehoods, and...
The Gulf crisis: Fake news shines spotlight on psychological warfare
James M. Dorsey | Revelations about two incidents of Gulf-related fake news shine a spotlight on a long-standing psychological war between the UAE and Qatar...
The Damascus-Beijing bonding
News Analysis | The Syrian quagmire is attracting the attention of many players in the game. The conflict has further exacerbated crises in the volatile...
Gulf crisis: Wests keen eye on strategic and economic benefits
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The failure of the mission to the Gulf by the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to resolve the rift between Qatar and...
Gory Human rights abuses in Iran
News Analysis | According to Iran's Human Rights Monitor, 117 prisoners are going to be hanged within a month in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj, west of...
Turkey marks first anniversary of the failed military coup
A year ago, on the same date, Turkey witnessed a disastrous military coup. Some junior military leadership, over their disagreements with the incumbent president and...
The Gulf crisis: A coming out of small states
James M. Dorsey| Buried in the Gulf crisis are two major developments likely to shape future international relations as well as power dynamics in the...
Petro-Islam: The Genesis of Islamic Radicalism and Jihadism
Nauman Sadiq | The phenomena of Islamic radicalism all over the world is directly linked to Islamic madrassahs (religious seminaries) that are generously funded by...
Trump to give Iran a thumbs up once again
News Analysis | US President Donald Trump will most likely endorse Iran's compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a historic deal signed in...
The rise and fall of secularism in modern Turkey
Yasir M’alik | Secularism has been a dominant belief system in the republic of Turkey since 1928, the times when it was constitutionally recognized and enforced...