Increased sectarian violence in Pakistan, why is the Gulf silent?
Silent about rising sectarian violence in Pakistan, Gulf states vying for religious soft power risk exposing the limitations of their concepts of an undefined...
Saudi says full ties restored between Qatar after 3 years
Full ties have been restored between Qatar and the four nations that severed relations with Doha in a rift that began over three years...
Can the Iran nuclear deal survive as Iran violates uranium thresholds
The fragility of the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers on its nuclear programme has been highlighted yet again by Iran's return to...
Iran Guards seize South Korean tanker in Gulf Waters
Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "environmental laws", at a time of heightened...
Will positioning powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy secure Turkey’s place in new world order?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world...
New netflix hit ‘Ethos’ exposes Turkey’s social divides
One is a headscarf-wearing cleaning lady from the poor suburbs of Istanbul, the other a jet-setting psychiatrist who breaks glass ceilings and harbours suspicions...
Amid US tensions, Iran steps up uranium enrichment above threshold
Iran said Monday it had started the process to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity, well beyond the threshold set by its 2015 nuclear...
Saudi Arabia to open airspace, borders ending 3 year blockade of Qatar
Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said Monday, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift...
US aircraft carrier to stay in Gulf amid ‘recent threats’ : Pentagon
The US reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf Sunday, with the Pentagon saying that due to "recent threats"...
Op-ed: Is the OIC really doing its job?
On 21 August 1969, an Australian-born Christian Dennis Michael Rohan attempted to set fire to the Ancient Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The fire destroyed...
Iran informs IAEA, will enrich uranium upto 20%
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it intends to produce uranium enriched to up to 20 percent purity, well beyond...
One year after US killed Iran general, Iraq tensions boil
One year after US forces assassinated Iran's most storied commander, tensions are boiling between Iraq's Washington-backed premier and pro-Tehran forces that accuse him of...