Qatar Airways Extends Global Ambitions With Latam Investment
Qatar Airways is extending its global ambitions with plans to buy a stake in Latam Airlines Group SA, securing a partnership with South America’s biggest…
Analytics
How ominous for Egypt is Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Africa tour?
The four-day trip made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to four African countries – Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia – seems like a normal…
The Obama administration ignores an American imprisoned in Egypt
While pocketing $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid, the Egyptian government of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi is waging war against what it describes as an…
Is Lebanon a Narco-State?
Lebanon has been experiencing several challenges over the last few years. To begin with, the country, known as The Cedar Republic, has been without a…
Saudi Prince Appears in a Hurry to Shake Up Desert Kingdom
American analysts and investors are taking a closer look at an ambitious plan to transform Saudi Arabia’s economy and society following a two-week tour by…
Jordan Seeks Nuclear Deal with the U.S.
Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Khaled Toukan, announced Amman’s renewed intent to reach a nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. in an interview…
Can Bahrain count on Moscow to fill Washington’s shoes?
Since 2011, much analysis on Bahrain has focused on its crackdown on Arab Spring activism, the US military presence in the kingdom and Manama’s role in…
Rethinking Turkish citizenship
The announcement that Turkish citizenship will be offered to Syrian refugees came at almost the same time as the release of the Chilcot report –…
Pakistan’s Military-Industrial Complex: Providing Nuclear Warheads to Saudi Arabia?
Before the signing of the Iran nuclear deal last year, BBC’s defense correspondent, Mark Urban, published a report that Pakistan’s military has made a clandestine…
Why didn’t Khamenei condemn bombings in Saudi Arabia?
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been quick at denouncing terrorist attacks targeting Paris, the Boston Marathon, or 9/11. Nevertheless, Khamenei – who, as…