Middle East & Africa
Turkey, Iran and the new Middle East equilibria
It should
never be forgotten that, since the sixth century AD, the displacement of
Turkish tribes to Persian territories has generated a Turkish diaspora to Iran,
which...
Saudi Iranian rivalry polarises Nigerian Muslims
A recent ban on a militant, Iranian-backed Shiite
group raised the
spectre of the Saudi Iranian rivalry spilling onto Nigerian streets as security forces launched a...
US alliance with Gulf Decays as UAE Strengthens Ties with China and Russia
The United States has stayed as staunched to its
allies as it has remained to its foes. However, where the rivalry has been
equally retaliated, some...
UN: Libyans fighting the wars of others inside their own country
Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the
United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting
a grim picture of worsening humanitarian...
Iran, USA and Israel
When considering the direct connection
between Iran and the Jewish State, we should never forget the issue of the
border between the Golan Heights and Southern...
Climate change: UAE and Russia eye geopolitical and commercial mileage
Climate change, much like war, could prove to be a geopolitical and
commercial gold mine. At least, that is the take of DP World, Dubai’s...
Iran-US Tensions Are Unlikely to Spill into War
To the south of Georgia trouble is brewing
as Iran and the US (and its allies) are almost openly engaged in a military competition
around the...
Algerian soccer success is a double-edged sword
It took Algeria barely two weeks to charge Algerian soccer
fan Samir Sardouk and sentence him to a year in jail for harming the national...
Iran: Second stage of suspension of commitments under JCPOA nuclear deal
On May 8, 2019 - exactly a year after President Donald Trump’s
catastrophically ill-advised decision to withdraw the United States from the
Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Muslim causes vs national interest: Muslim nations make risky bets
Saudi attitudes towards the plight of thousands of illegal Rohingya in
the kingdom fleeing persecution in Myanmar and squalid Bangladeshi refugee
camps help explain Saudi support...