Why Saudi-Israeli normalisation could be dangerous
Driven by succession plans and a strategy to confront Iran’s influence in the Arab region, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) has engaged in several taboo-breaking…
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Renewed US-Russia rift threatens slim Syria peace hope
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The latest US and Russian bid to find enough common ground on which to build some hope for Syria is in trouble,…
Pentagon Says It’s Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated
Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State, is taken and in ruins. U.S. troops and civilian aid workers are in the Syrian city,…
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…
Trump will pardon his first turkey next week
President Trump on Tuesday will participate in the time-honored tradition of the presidential turkey pardon in a ceremony in the Rose Garden. It’s the 70th…
Dubai Airshow 2017: UAE set to upgrade Mirage 2000 fighters
Both the aircraft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Dassault and systems integrator Thales said on 14 November that the UAE Air Force & Air Defence (UAE…
Iraq launches assault on last IS-held town in country: army
The Iraq army said it launched an assault on Friday on the small Euphrates valley town of Rawa, the last in the country still held…
MENAF panel discuss the turbulent future of Turkey
On Monday evening, a panel hosted by the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF) discussed the troubled political situation developing in Turkey over…
Iraq War security contractor now protecting buildings in SF
A Virginia company best known for providing security in Iraq has won a $116.3 million contract to protect federal buildings in San Francisco and elsewhere…
Trump follows Obama’s lead and gives Iran just what it wants
President Trump’s decision to reevaluate the nuclear deal was a step forward for the West’s efforts to contain Iran, but the White House took two…