Meetings Between Iraq, Egypt, and Jordan will Amount to Little
After all, the Saudi-Egypt Causeway that has been in development since the mid-2000s has yet to see the light of day, in large part because Israel has opposed it.
“Istanbul Is a Testing Ground for the Afghan Peace Talks”: An Interview with Heela Najibullah
Additionally, the agreement could not prevent the continuation of arms supplies from regional countries such as Saudi Arabia to the Mujahideen despite the two superpowers agreeing not to supply arms to their benefactors.
Ship Attacks in the Persian Gulf: Another Manifestation of an Iranian-Israeli Proxy War?
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For the first time in November 2017, the public relations of the Saudi-led military coalition unveiled images and documents of the IRGC navy using a cargo ship as a naval base and a radio and electronic spy center, including images of the ship.
The Foreign Factor in Jordan’s Plot Crisis
The first was Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, the king’s former envoy to Saudi Arabia and the brother of Captain Ali bin Zaid, a senior Jordanian intelligence officer who was killed at the end of 2009 in a suicide attack by an al-Qaeda double agent in Afghanistan.
Imams in Politics: Secularism vs. Religion in Mali and Senegal
Iman Dicko, a “Salafi” figure who studied in Saudi Arabia and Mauritania, has been at the forefront of demanding social change and the basic needs of Malians since 2013 when he supported the presidential ambition of the ousted president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business
According to Spotify, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria were the top five streamers of K-pop between 2014 and 2020.
Diverging Views on the Military’s Interference in Pakistani Politics
Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed by Khan as the chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) authority and Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bilal Akbar, is a former three-star general.
China-Iran Treaty: Hydrocarbons Bring the Old Friends Closer
The other parties with which China has cultivated closer economic ties – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Israel, Egypt, and Turkey – have less of a sanguine perspective.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
Then, on the other end of the spectrum, there are Qatar and Saudi Arabia—both rigidly opposed to recognizing Assad as a legitimate head of state.
Reconciliation Efforts Continue between Egypt and Turkey
Egypt criticized Turkey and backed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is widely believed to be behind the brutal murder of Khashoggi.
How the Cross-Border Tribes Living between Afghanistan and Pakistan Impact Regional Politics
Read: Army to Protect Pakistan’s Troubled Ties with Saudi ArabiaIn the current context, with cross-border terrorism a major regional feature, the region is once again of huge – even essential – importance to both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Biden’s Recalibration of Saudi Relations Could Spell the End of MBS
n an attempt to undo the damage by President Trump’s dangerous quid pro quo foreign policy and blatant disregard for human rights and international law, in early February, the Biden administration pledged to conduct a strategic review of the United States’ relations with Saudi Arabia.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
Iran’s leadership seeks to challenge the status quo and empower the so-called “Axis of Resistance” in its struggle against the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
How Djibouti Surrounded Itself by Military Bases
Djibouti hosts military bases belonging to Germany, Spain, Italy, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and Saudi Arabia at a very little distance from one another.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Forty-Two Years Later: Goals Fulfilled?
Nonetheless, the growing presence of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the region, the emergence of Lebanese Hezbollah in the early 1980s with Iran’s full backing, and the unwillingness of some Arab regimes including, but not limited to, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, for a rapprochement with a “revolution-exporting Iran” undermined the prospects for normalization throughout the 1990s.
Why are Iraq’s Politicians Worried about A Dead Dictator’s Daughter?
hroughout February, the Saudi Arabian-owned and UAE-based Al Arabiya channel aired two interviews with Raghad Saddam Hussein.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
Seventy-six Saudi nationals have thus been subjected to a visa ban, as members of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's (MBS) security detail, known as the Rapid Intervention Force, were added to the sanctions list.
Libyans Themselves Are Best Suited to Handle Their Problems
”The Libyan situation has seen the involvement of different actors such as the EU, Turkey, France, Egypt, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia.
Anti-Turkey Cartoon by Geert Wilders Has a Backstory in the Netherlands
Salafism
The NCTV draft report argues that the Islamic movement of Salafism originated in Saudi Arabia and has now a huge base of supporters in Turkey.
France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except Muslims
It is no secret that the leaders political leaders in France, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are working to invent French Islam.
