Thursday, July 9, 2026

The New York Times should worry about New York, before Makkah

Criticism of Saudi Arabia in The New York Times is not unusual these days, but a front-page opinion column in its international edition demanding...

Trump should ‘save’ US from virus, not make threats – Iran

Iran's military spokesman on Wednesday said US President Donald Trump should concentrate on "saving" his own country from the "major crisis" caused by Coronavirus,...

Syria: Should Astana negotiations be expanded?

The defeat of the self-proclaimed Caliphate of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is almost achieved. It's only a matter of weeks for the pseudo-state before it...

Why lifting oil export ban can help U.S. foreign policy

A House of Representatives bill is due to go to the floor this week, one step closer to lifting the 40-year-old ban on the...

On Canada's election trail tales of bathrobes, hairstyles, mugs and pants

One candidate had to drop out after video footage emerged showing him peeing in a cup, another hid in bushes in camouflage to catch...

New Saudi undertaking is of epic proportions

Earlier this week, the great and the good congregated in Riyadh at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit to deliberate the role of sovereign...

Will Lebanon’s collapse herald Hezbollah dominance or demise?

Hezbollah and Iran appear more discomforted and defensive than at any time in recent memory, faced as they are with intensifying sanctions, financial hardship,...

Yemen’s rebel masters in Tehran must be held to account

On Saturday night, while the weekend was winding down in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and citizens prepared for the work week, the skies north...

Western grievances are real, but Bundy is the wrong guy to raise them

When Ammon Bundy announced in a New Year's Day Facebook video that "this is not the time to stand down," viewers could be forgiven...

Syria, Yemen, Libya – one factor unites these failed states, and it isn't religion

As world leaders gather in Paris this week to address climate change, they will labor under the shadow of recent attacks by Islamic State....

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