A new book by Wall Street Journal reporters Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck exposes the blatant hypocrisy and corruption of Saudi politics and its crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defense Mohammad bin Salman (MBS). Welcome to the...
The United Arab Emirates have changed their region with a course of determined modernization and are becoming a prime example of a better, more peaceful Middle East. The UAE: an Oasis of Calm in a Troubled Region In an Arab...
This year hasn’t really been a great year for anyone, but for Tehran it has been extraordinarily bad. Beginning with the assassination of top General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the powerful revolutionary guards, followed by an initial surge in...
Aware of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ambitions in both Libya and the Middle East, Egypt and its partners have supposedly stepped up their effort to thwart Turkey on the diplomatic front and in Syria and Iraq. Although the Egyptian...
The United Arab Emirates became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant last weekend, on August 1. It is the third regional power to do so after fellow Middle Eastern arch-rivals Israel and Iran. But unlike Israel,...
Iran continues to destabilize the Middle East. Particularly in neighboring Iraq, Tehran is seeking to subvert the young democracy by financing an anti-American, murderous terrorist militia. Hisham al-Hishami and the PMF Hisham al-Hashimi was a specialist in Islamist combat groups...
With the war in Syria decided, a new phase of the conflict has begun: the allocation of spoils. In the middle of it are Iran and Russia. Now, that the war in Syria has been militarily concluded, the actors involved...
The situation in Yemen remains drastic, as millions struggle to survive amid the ferocious civil war. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated their situation further. Now, for the first time, Saudi Arabia co-hosted a donor conference – despite being one of...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was always able to depend upon the support of his family, and any disputes within his inner circle were hidden from the public. However, that has all changed recently. Syria’s richest businessman and cousin to the...
After an active beginning for 2020, Iran has calmed down its aggressive maneuvers that once had the world on edge in anticipation of World War 3. After the US assassinated top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in January, Iran nonetheless conducted...
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