Middle East & Africa
Bamako Convention: Preventing Africa from becoming a dumping ground for toxic wastes
African nations have long been at the center of incidents involving hazardous waste dumping. From the leaking barrels of toxic waste in Koko, Nigeria...
60th anniversary of Russia-Ghana diplomatic relations
The Russian Federation has pledged to support the political dialogue and co-operate on various economic and investment projects in efforts to strengthen relations with...
How regional rivalries threaten to fuel the fire in Syria and Iran
Turkish allegations of Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian support for the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) threaten to turn Turkey’s military offensive against Syrian Kurds...
Turmoil in Yemen: Implications for Regional security of Middle East
Background
The recent unrest in Yemen is not a new phenomenon it has deep roots in its history. Initially, it was divided into North and...
Why is the Vital Bond between Turkey and the U.S. in Jeopardy? Radical Muslim Cleric Fethullah Gülen is a Big Reason
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s acceptance of a plea deal recently gives the U.S. and Turkey the opportunity and imperative to leave their...
Saudi Women Will Decide the Fate of Vision 2030
Earlier this month, Saudi women attended football matches at three major football stadiums for the first time, overcoming an infamous symbol of gender segregation...
Testing Prince Mohammed’s pledge to return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return his kingdom to a moderate interpretation of Islam could be put to the test by...
Iran: Protests and threat of renewed sanctions focus economic thinking
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears in the wake of recent anti-government protests to have put his weight behind President Hasan Rouhani’s repeated...
Iran at the top of the new regional order
Syria's field developments have practically changed regional equilibrium, as analysts today report the new regional order in Western Asia.
The fact is that the victory...
Whither Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘moderate’ Islam?
Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises questions about the...