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,...
Pentagon’s “Devastating impact” plan for ISIS
Sophie Mangal| The U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had presented a preliminary version of the Pentagon’s new plan to rapidly defeat the Islamic State of...
Has Iraqi Government compromised with Saudi Arabia?
Adam Garrie | The timing of Iraq’s bombing of Syria continues to appear increasingly suspicious. The day after the bombing, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir...
Russia and China again veto resolution imposing sanctions on Syria
Alexander Mercouris | As promised Russia voted against the latest attempt by the Western powers to use the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on...
ECO members pledge to counter regional challenges
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit which took place in Islamabad on Wednesday 1st of March, collectively discussed the challenges of terrorism and drug...
The importance of ECO summit for Pakistan
Today was the first anniversary of Mumtaz Qadri, the government announced a public holiday for the Twin cities – Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Wednesday,...