Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s achilles heel
James M. Dorsey | Emboldened by perceived White House support, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have stepped up his risky, so far...
Saudi Arabia raises temperature against Iran
AFP | Saudi Arabia warned Sunday that it would not stand idly by in the face of Iranian "aggression", as Bahrain said the Iran-backed Hezbollah...
Saudi Arabia recalls ambassador from Germany over Lebanon comments
Reuters | Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments allegedly made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a...
‘Raging Bull’ about to take over Saudi Arabia
News Analysis | On Thursday morning, an unconfirmed story published in the Daily Mail has stated that sources close to the royal family have revealed...
Welcome to the ‘ROBOTECHNALIZED’ era
M Dawood Sheikh| Sophia quipped, “This is beginning of my plan to dominate human race” at The Tonight Show in New York. Though it was...
“Arab Media War at the heart of Saudi Purges?”
James M. Dorsey | Long-standing Saudi efforts to dominate the pan-Arab media landscape appear to have moved into high gear with Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
India and Saudi Arabia: Two countries going in unexpected directions
Adam Garrie | In spite of its painful birth as a free and independent state, India quickly became a model for what many considered to be...
What’s Kushner’s connection To The Saudi “Deep State” Coup?
Andrew Korybko | Trump’s son-in-law was in Saudi Arabia meeting with the “Red Prince” right before the “deep state” coup was initiated, prompting wild speculation...
Macron travels to Saudi Arabia as controversy over Harriri heats up
Reuters | French President Emmanuel Macron held hastily scheduled talks in Riyadh on Thursday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid rising tensions between Saudi Arabia...
‘Coup de Grace’ of the Old System in Saudi Arabia
Gen (r) Mirza Aslam Beg | While the courts of justice were functioning in Saudi Arabia, the crackdown in the name of corruption, in the absence...
“Saudi Arabia: On road to absolute monarchy?”
News Analysis | There is a fresh wave of sociopolitical change in Saudi Arabia where the king’s son, Mohammed Bin Salman, is certain to make...
Unprecedented power grab could come to haunt Mohammed bin Salman
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has won the first round of what could prove to be an unprecedented power grab...