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Khalifa Haftar’s latest declarations
On April 27, General Khalifa Haftar, the military and political leader of Cyrenaica and especially of the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that he...
Gulf Security: Arab Gulf States Have No Good Options
The United States faces a stark choice in the Middle East if it continues its maximum pressure campaign against Iran: confront the Islamic republic militarily or...
The United States, Oil Market, Russia and the Arab World
Man prefers to rule primarily because genetic traits and material evidence hold and compel it. The division of societies is due to his decisions. ...
Pandemic threatens to drive wedge into US-Gulf relations
It is early days, but first indications are that the global pandemic is entrenching long-drawn Middle Eastern geopolitical, political, ethnic, and sectarian battle lines...
Saudi Arabia rolls the dice with bid for Newcastle United
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rolled the dice with a US$ 374 million bid to acquire storied British soccer club Newcastle United.
If...
US-Saudi Oil Clash Sets Stage for Future Epic Battle
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) risk jeopardizing their relationship with the United States as a result of diverging interests that became...
OPEC production cut papers over cracks in US-Gulf relation but for how long?
A decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC producers like Russia to temporarily end a price war and cut production...
Teething Troubles for Pakistan in Mediating the Saudi-Iran Tension
Imran Khan’s visit to America,
China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia carries much importance concerning the unity of
the Muslim community and solution of their long-standing differences...
Playing for Higher Stakes: Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia
Saudi Arabia’s
oil spat with Russia throws a spanner into the works of the Kingdom’s
long-standing effort to hedge its bets, a strategy that has taken...
MBS Outmaneuvers Russia’s Oil Politicking
In the wake of the coronavirus
outbreak, one of the major economic consequences has been the substantial hit
to the energy industry.
Ever since the virus began...