More: Saudi Arabia
The recent death sentences in Saudi Arabia
On January 3, 2016 Saudi Arabia sentenced to death, among others, Nimr al Nimr, aged 56, the Shi’ite Imam on its territory, and the...
Essay on the Saudi–Sunni union
In mid-December 2015, exactly on December 14, Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a broad anti-ISIS alliance including 34 Gulf, Middle East, African and...
A New Islamic Military Coalition: Considerations
On 14 December, the Saudis announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to fight terrorism. Saudi defense minister Prince Mohammed said, “Today,...
Future Foreign Policies: Possibilities Facing Iran
Iran’s foreign policy continues to be driven by a series of complex and often times overlapping and contradictory factors, involving its own ideological pursuits,...
Saudi Arabia’s structural crisis
It was the father of "Kim" Philby - he, too, a man of Her Majesty’s intelligence services - to support the American Standard Oil...
Saudi Arabia crucifies, beheads and tortures under the nose of the international community
For the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sometimes it’s not enough to simply behead a citizen of theirs who has allegedly broken the law, other...
Where is the Saudi-Iran Relationship Heading?
In trying to determine what the next stage for the Iran – Saudi relationship might be, one must first look at similar relations between...
Russian Interference in Syria and Turkey FP in Middle East
Russia after October 1, aiming to support the Assad regime, is carrying out military operations on ISIS and the other opposition forces. Such a...
An Evolution in India-West Asia Relations
India’s relations with the West Asian countries are historical since the independence of India. India has interests in economic, political, security and strategic fields...
Outflanking Iran: The Salman Canal Proposal
The Riyadh-based Arab Century Center for Studies published a report last month that calls for a 950km canal to be built through Saudi Arabia...