More: Yemen
Signs of hope in the Middle East? Don’t hold your breath
Optimists see hopeful signs that the Middle East may be exiting from a dark tunnel of violence, civil war, sectarian strife, and debilitating regional...
Playing both sides against the middle: Saudi engages with Iraqi Shiites
Saudi Arabia, with the Islamic State on the ropes in Iraq, is forging ties to Iraqi Shiite leaders and offering to help fund reconstruction...
How to interpret the crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s allies
The crisis between Qatar and much of the new "Sunni" NATO - as some US media already call it today - consists in a...
Is the survival of the regime at risk in Saudi Arabia?
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
An answer to the chemical weapon blame game: Assad is neither mad nor an idiot
S hooting from the hip with unerring accuracy was the Wild West according to Hollywood. As anyone who has ever fired a pistol...
Saudi king’s “Clash of Civilizations”, convergence with Indonesia’s hypocrisy and opportunism
When my older sister who lives in Germany came to Indonesia recently, we gave her the royal treatment. Well, she’s family after all, and...
Arab-on-Arab Intervention Gone Wrong: Saudi Arabia in Yemen
Y emen, one of the most turbulent and thoroughly disregarded states of the globe, has been exhausted by continuous civil wars, sectarianism, and...
All breaking beds of our most favoured aggressor
2 017 will be a challenging year for Saudi Arabia, who is losing its leadership in the Middle East and faces looming economic...
Iran’s growing influence provoking Saudi Arabia’s response
While the post-sanction era for Iran seems prosperous, it's a cause of concern for Iran’s major foe, Saudi Arabia. Iran’s rising influence in the...
Is the U.S. fighting terrorism or manufacturing it?
P resident Obama's final foreign policy speech at MacDill air force base in Tampa, betrayed its purpose through the venue. The Tampa,...