Next stage of Middle East conflict
With the battles of Mosul and Raqqa dislodging the Islamic State (ISIS) from its strongholds in Syria and Iraq, and the Syrian civil war becoming…
Civil wars in Middle East
Ending of a terrorible year
Global opinion leaders and observers of politics all agree that 2016 was a “terrible year.” All have good reasons to complain: American liberals suffered from…
Russia reshapes the Middle East
Just before Christmas, a summit in Moscow brought together the leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey. President Vladimir Putin of Russia orchestrated this major meeting….
Boris Johnson says Saudi and Iran stoking proxy wars in Middle East
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said that Saudi Arabia and Iran are stoking proxy wars across the Middle East while some politicians in the…
Trump faced with wild Middle East
The election of Donald Trump as the next American president has added a major new element of uncertainty to a Middle Eastern picture that had…
How much is the Arab Spring cost for the region?
The Arab Spring cost $614 billion in lost growth to Arab countries, a new UN survey has found. The report, the first of its kind by a…
King Salman hopes Trump brings ‘security and stability’ to Middle East
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held a telephone conversation with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to congratulate him on his victory….
Analysts: Kurdish role soared amid civil wars in Middle East
Just-launchedoffensive by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces towards Raqqa – the unofficial capital of the Islamic State (outlawed in Russia) – means that the Syrian…