First Qatar, Now Saudi Arabia: Time for Activists to Rethink
The realisation that Saudi Arabia is not Qatar may seem obvious, but it has significant meaning for the lessons rights activists and others draw from…
Blinken finds a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has found a hardened political landscape as he tours the Middle East for the fifth time since the…
Saudi Arabia under the rule of Mohammad bin Salman
Under the de facto leadership of Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS), Saudi Arabia, dubbed the “undisputed leader of the Middle East,” has amassed the greatest economy…
US and EU ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal – POLITICO
“We have been saying this a long time,” he said on a visit to Brussels. "I have been here three times before and always we…
IMEC: US-led plan aimed to link India, Europe is in doubt
A far-reaching plan to channel Europe-Asia trade through the Middle East is at risk of stalling before it even gets started, notes Bloomberg. The Israel-Hamas…
Iran’s allies are attacking the West. What happens next? – POLITICO
Could the U.S. take a tougher line? While the scale and target of Biden’s promised response is not yet clear, any unilateral move is likely…
Angry fans ‘storm Al-Nassr team hotel’ after Cristiano Ronaldo forces tour of China to be postponed
ANGRY football supporters stormed Al-Nassr's team hotel in China after Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to pull out of the club's tour. Ronaldo was the star…
The De-Dollarization of World Economy: Xi-Putin Agreement, Saudi Arabia’s Shift to Yuan
The global economy has been dominated by the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency for decades, but recent developments have raised questions about the…
Snooker’s new $1million event with never-before-seen rule is a naff gimmick – leave our balls alone!
LEAVE OUR balls alone! Snooker, invented by British army officers stationed in India in the 1870s, established its current-day rules and regulations more than a…