It’s not the Saudis destroying Lebanon — it’s Iran
If you read media coverage of the latest crisis in Lebanon, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all pretty simple: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
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Women’s rights are under threat in Iraq
Earlier this month, Iraq’s parliament received amendments to its constitution that — if approved — will fundamentally change Iraqi women’s legal rights. The amendments include…
ANALYSIS: How Iran has its eyes set on Iraq oil
Iran, sensing the increasing international isolation, has long sketched the necessary blueprints to prevent a future already becoming very bleak. For decades Tehran has maintained…
EU cuts Turkey funding after ‘democratic deterioration’
The European Union will cut funds allocated to Turkey due to the “deteriorating situation in relation to democracy, rule of law and human rights” there, according…
Tel Aviv Diary: Should Israel Join Saudi Arabia Against Iran?
Tel Aviv is a strange place at the moment. Earlier this week, it was announced that an Iron Dome anti-missile battery was being deployed near…
NATO apologises to Turkey for war games blunders
NATO’s secretary-general has apologised to Turkey after a civilian contractor depicted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an “enemy collaborator” during a military exercise in Norway. Erdogan announced…
Analysis: The Pragmatic Sunni Fronr Against Iran Exists No More
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have agreed that there is no military solution for the Syrian crisis. America is adopting the disengagement policy of former…
Saudi Arabia Has No Idea How to Deal With Iran
Few things are as explosive as the combination of power, ambition and anxiety — and there is plenty of all three in Riyadh these days….
Egypt tries to avoid a fight as allies escalate against Iran
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt faces high expectations from Saudi Arabia and its other Gulf Arab benefactors that it will have their back as tensions rise…
Turkey’s President Erdogan to meet Qatar’s Emir
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Doha to hold talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. During his visit, Erdogan will…