Saudi oil attacks put US commitments to the test
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the United States is rushing to retaliate for a brazen, allegedly Iranian attack that severely damaged two of the kingdom’s...
Donald Trump cannot “Pimp” US Army to Crown Prince MBS: Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard, a US Politician, Presidential candidate, and military combat veteran, lambasted US President Donald Trump for his decision to provide US military assets...
Trump is in no rush to jump into Saudi defense
The geopolitical faultlines of the drone attack on the Saudi Aramco plants on Saturday are surfacing. These are early days but three broad trends...
Putin Quotes Holy Quran to Urge for Peace in Yemen: “You Became Brothers by his Favor”
Russian President Vladimir Putin recited a verse from Surah Al Imran of the Holy Quran, as he called upon Muslim countries to bring an...
Houthis strike at Saudi Arabia’s throbbing heart
A terrible beauty is born on the Middle East’s strategic landscape with the massive drone attacks Saturday on two Saudi Aramco refineries. Saudi Arabia, which...
Winners and losers from Saudi Aramco’s travails
The US President Donald Trump’s tweet Sunday regarding the attack on two Saudi Aramco plants says as follows: “Saudi Arabia oil supply was attacked. There...
Saudi cleric vs Saudi Modernization: Religion losing to Liberalism
Saudi authorities arrested prominent cleric Sheikh Omar al-Muqbil after his video of denouncing the kingdom's entertainment authority resurfaced. Cleric had slammed the Saudi General...
Gulf wealth: All that glitters is not gold
Little suggests that fabulously wealthy Gulf states and their Middle Eastern and North African beneficiaries have recognized what is perhaps the most important lesson...
Saudi Arabia’s first Halal nightclub couldn’t fight Islamic laws, closes on first night
News Desk | Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority shuts down its first ‘Halal Nightclub' on its opening night. The officials of Saudi's Entertainment Authority denied...
Did a Saudi man actually buy two Airbuses for his son?
News Desk | A satirical aviation-based news outlet, Thin Air Today, published a story mocking the rich Arab men of the Gulf. The story stereotyped...
Saudi Women See The Dawn of a New Era in the Kingdom
AFP | Saudi Arabia has decided to allow adult women to travel without seeking approval from a so-called male "guardian", a flagship reform as the...
Saudi Arab loosens grip on religion- Modernism to boost tourism?
AFP | Janet Jackson, 50 Cent and Chris Brown were among artists who performed Thursday at a concert in Saudi Arabia that rapper Nicki Minaj...