Prospects of China’s mediation with Saudi Arabia and Iran; Where Pakistan fits in?
James M. Dorsey | This week’s sanctioning of one of China’s largest telecom equipment manufacturers, ZTE, by the US Commerce Department, and an investigation of Huawei,  ZTE’s...
Chances of success for Russian proposed constitution for Syria?
Sophie Mangal| The Syrian draft constitution proposed by the Russian side does not cease to be an object of popular interest on the internet. From the front...
Tide has turned dramatically against ISIS on almost every front
Alexander Mercouris | The tide has turned on ISIS on every front. Lets examine the cities which they had a stranglehold over and what's happened...
Americans are invaders: Syrian President Assad
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with Chinese media, said that American troops deploying to the country are "invaders" because he hadn't given permission...
Erdogan signals closeness to Russia
On Friday, the presidents of Russia and Turkey chaired the 6th meeting of the High-Level Russia-Turkey Cooperation Council and had a second, private meeting...
King Salman’s visit to China & Malaysia: What Saudis Want?
James M. Dorsey | Yet Salman’s geopolitical concerns go far beyond whether the US remains a reliable guarantor of regional security. Saudi Arabia is locked...
After Pak-Army’s success in securing PSL Qatar wants Pak-Army assistance for World Cup
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, met with General Qamar Bajwa, Army Chief of Pakistan, on Tuesday and requested...
CPEC Projects are moving ahead of time, Chinese Ambassador
Projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic corridor (CPEC) are moving ahead of time and are expected to be completed before time. Sun Weidong, China’s...
Kuwait lifts visa ban on Pakistanis – Success of Nawaz Diplomacy
News Analysis The government of Kuwait on Tuesday decided to lift visa-ban over Pakistani applicants. The decision came in the wake of a meeting between...
Human rights violation in Sudan in the name of Sharia’h
Minahil Toor | Authoritarian regimes running on religious basis have always helped dictators keep their public quiet. Similar is the case of Sudan where we...
Did Arab spring revolutions achieve anything except discontent?
 Dr James M. Dorsey | Little has changed in much of the Middle East and North Africa. The youth bulge is bulging, accounting for one...
Syrian army defeats ISIS by liberating Palmyra
Alexander Mercouris | Russian Defence Minister Shoigu reports to Russian President Putin that Palmyra has been fully liberated from ISIS. Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Putin’s spokesman,...