Saudi Arabia cozying up with Iran: What’s driving this change?
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), in a surprise move, struck a conciliatory tone towards arch-rival Iran when he said while talking...
Saudi moderation may not be fully possible
Two recent reports documenting significant Saudi progress in countering ingrained religious anti-Jewish, anti-Christian and anti-Shiite supremacism as well as anti-Western and other xenophobic attitudes...
Op-ed: Middle East futures: Decade(s) of defiance and dissent
If the 2010s were a decade of defiance and dissent, the 2020s promise to make mass anti-government protests a fixture of the greater Middle...
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 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"...
Israel and Arab world: four accords and secret visit
Morocco on Thursday became the latest Arab state to recognise Israel, after three other agreements that were reached this year. Here is a recap of...
Saudi Arabia denies any visa change for Pakistanis
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia denied any changes to the visa policy for Pakistani citizens traveling to the Kingdom. While addressing the media Saudi envoy, Nawaful...
Biden & Yemen: Will He Do The Right Thing Even For The Wrong Reasons?
It would arguably be the morally right thing for the US to stop funding the GCC’s War on Yemen like Biden previously promised that he’d do...
UAE says supports Saudi efforts to resolve Gulf crisis
The UAE said Tuesday it supports Saudi efforts to end a three-year Gulf dispute, Abu Dhabi's first reaction to recent statements suggesting the rift...
Dubai eyes $5 bn trade with Israel as Saudi prince highlights Palestinians woes
The Chairman of Dubai Ports (DP) World, the biggest port operator in the city, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has said that trade between the...
Indian Army Chief’s first visit to Saudi Arabia: How Important?
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Indian Army Chief, will be India's first army chief to visit Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in what has...