What has Saudi Arabia lost in an attempt to please its ‘master’?
Sufian Qazi | A long time ago, a wild dog visited a city to meet his urban dog friend. The wild dog was skinny, weak,...
The Afghan Quagmire: Kabul is not the only victim!
Saad Yousaf | Over the last few weeks, the unwieldy Unity government in Kabul has been facing multifaceted challenges. Afghan Taliban’s gains in Northern Afghanistan...
A comprehensive guide to Trump’s speech addressing the Muslim world
On Sunday, President Donald Trump gave a speech addressing the Muslim world in Riyadh. His first address on his first foreign visit revealed a...
Rouhani’s re-election: No hope for better US-Iran ties, yet!
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Hassan Rouhani’s magnificent victory in Iran’s presidential election, polling as much as 57% of the votes, has once again proved the...
Hassan Rouhani re-elected as President: Will he be able to reform Iran?
News Analysis | Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has emphatically won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by the rival, Ebrahim...
Air Force One lands in Riyadh: Trump’s distraction from the controversies at home
Jeff Mason and Steve Holland | Dogged by controversy at home, President Donald Trump opened a nine-day foreign trip on Saturday in Saudi Arabia,...
Erdogan uses high-handed tactics to suppress protesting Turks in the US
News Analysis | Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, including his government security forces and several armed individuals, violently charged a group of protesters outside...
Arab-Islamic Summit: US-Muslim get-together without Iran?
Dr. Muhammad Ali Ehsan | Arab–Islamic Summit is scheduled to take place next week in Riyadh. In a clear sign of the reversal of US...
Has the US created another excuse to strike Syria?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The US state department held a special media briefing on Monday to highlight that Syrian government is carrying out the mass killing...
Fraying US-Turkey relations over US support of Syrian Kurds
Sophie Mangal | According to Hurriyet Daily News, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on May 12, 2017, that the U.S. support of the Syrian...
The Middle-Eastern conflict: Threatening for Pakistan and China’s OBOR
James M. Dorsey | Increasingly caught up in the Middle East’s multiple conflicts, Pakistan is struggling to balance relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran...
Rising tensions between the neighbors; Pakistan offers diplomacy to Iran
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Pakistan has scored a hat-trick. On top of the tensions with India that threaten to cascade any moment, and the bloody...