Warm winter ahead? Polar vortex says maybe not
The Northern Hemisphere may be subject to more cold outbreaks than usual come January thanks to the polar vortex.
"Polar vortex" became a household phrase...
A $550 million Air Force bomber so good it will never be used
The Air Force wants a new bomber so that it never actually has to use it.
The Defense Department recently announced it will soon pick...
What a Russian 'win' in Syria would look like
As Russia's bombing campaign in Syria drags on, a number of commentators have suggested that President Vladimir Putin's bold move could drag Russia into...
Russia's task is to "stabilise the legal government": Putain says
The Russian president continued to defend his support for Bashar al-Assad, despite the escalating disagreement raised tone from NATO, the European Union and Saudi...
Turkey suspects ISIS in blasts, but survivors blame government
The Islamic State is the “primary focus” of investigators after suicide bombings killed nearly 100 people at a rally here in the capital during...
Saudi economy faces a challenging year ahead
Leading economists are forecasting that the economic slump in Saudi Arabia, caused in large part by the dramatic collapse of oil prices, is set...
In a post Brexit world, GCC opportunity knocks
The Saudi deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman describes himself as a fan of Winston Churchill and likes to quote Britain’s great wartime prime minister’s...
Saudi Arabia is no supporter of terror, accusations against my country are wide of...
As the scourge of terrorism continues to spread its bloody war across our world and the blame game has begun, Saudi Arabia finds itself...
Hariri needs protection from Hezbollah, not Saudi Arabia
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri emerged as an honest, caring and true statesman in his recent television interview, in which he dismissed rumors...
Understanding Israel's new – and nameless – intifada
Since the beginning of the latest spate of violence here, Israelis and Palestinians have been at a loss about what to call this amorphous,...