US defense Sec to bolster allies in Gulf after losing face in Afghanistan
While the US would like to focus on the Indo Pacific region to counter China, it can not leave too many loopholes behind for China to fill. China is likely to attract the Gulf states in its own security based institution, The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation given the security trends in South Asia, West Asia and the Middle East.
After UAE, Saudi imposes travel ban over coronavirus fear
Saudi Arabia has restricted travel to and entry from Ethiopia, UAE, Vietnam and Afghanistan over coronavirus concerns, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. The...
938 Pakistani health professionals arrive in Kuwait for employment
Since Kuwait ended its visa restrictions on Pakistan, 938 Pakistani health professionals have traveled to Kuwait seeking employment.
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...