Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been increasing recently. Although the narrative developed to describe the execution of a Saudi Shiite cl
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Beheadings in public, including a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, prompted reactions not only inside Saudi Arabia but also in Iran, Iraq and most rece
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In recent years, Turkey and Qatar have found much common ground on a host of foreign policy issues. Both Ankara and Doha have sponsored a variety of
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The 2022 Qatar World Cup may be sparking social change in the Gulf, just not (yet) in Qatar. Qatar’s winning of the hosting rights for the World Cup g
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[ezcol_1fifth][starbox][/ezcol_1fifth] [ezcol_3fifth] This question has been on the news all over the world: Why don't Gulf States receive Syrian re
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The Saudi military intervention in Yemen against Houthi rebels has repercussions in the kingdom amid cracks appearing in the ruling families in Ri
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The US and Arab military strategies across the Middle East and North Africa have failed to reverse the rise of often retrograde rebel forces in Iraq,
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Muslims’ controversy is overwhelming. It is neither Islam nor Muslims responsible for the terrorist attacks in Paris; it is rather beyond. Freedom of
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Wahhabi clerics in Saudi Arabia seem not to have much to do, so they ban names. While a spokesman at the Interior Ministry in Saudi Arabia denied ban
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