More: Saudi Arabia
Middle Eastern rivalry spills onto Asian soccer pitches
Saudi Arabia’s bitter rivalry with Iran has spilled onto Asian soccer pitches with the newly created South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF) reflecting the...
Playing US sanctions: China walks a fine line in Iran
Chinese businessman Sheng Kuan Li didn’t worry about sanctions when he decided in 2010 to invest $200 million in a steel mill in Iran...
Building Bridges: Saudi Arabia’s efforts to improve its public image
With the change in the international political environment, traditional ways of achieving foreign policy goals have also changed, previously hard power was the most...
Saudi Arabia, Iran and the probable end of the JCPOA
John Bolton, the current national security adviser of Trump’s Presidency who has replaced the already dismissed Gen. McMaster, believes that the 2015 nuclear deal...
Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolizes the Arab world’s new politics
A Saudi Moroccan soccer spat speaks volumes about the depth of change in the Arab world.
The spat over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to support a...
May 12: A potentially future-shaping day for the Middle East
With US President Donald J. Trump scheduled to announce whether he will uphold the international community’s nuclear agreement on Iran and Iraqi elections slated...
Gulf crisis escalates as major corporations are forced to take sides
The Gulf crisis that pits a United Arab Emirates-Saudi-led alliance against Qatar is escalating in discreet but no less worrisome ways that effect major...
Shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East
Subtle shifts in Chinese energy imports suggest that China may be able to exert influence in the Middle East in alternative and subtle ways...
Iran in the new talks on the Nuclear Treaty
In the current Iranian economic and political system there are many old and new geopolitical and economic tensions.
At a time when many countries, including...
Astronomy: The outer frontier of Mohammed bin Salman’s liberalization
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s investment of $1 billion and option to pump a further $480 million into Richard Branson’s ventures in space,...