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June 27, 2019082 James M. Dorsey

The Middle East: Barrelling towards a Nuclear and Ballistic Missiles Arms Race

The Middle East is barrelling towards a nuclear and ballistic missiles arms race. (more…)

May 24, 2019015 James M. Dorsey

Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth concerns about their future suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public servic

February 12, 2019018 MEMO

The ex-Saudi Intelligence Chief Turki Al-Faisal this weekend revealed that secret Israel-Saudi relations date back as far as 25 years. Accordin

February 11, 2019028 Neville Teller

For once the description “historic” was no exaggeration when, on 3 February 2019, Pope Francis I stepped foot on the Arabian peninsula. This was th

November 26, 2018020 James M. Dorsey

The killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have gotten more than they bargained for. The killing has sparked multiple battles that are lik

October 11, 2018018 James M. Dorsey

The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials, threate

October 11, 2018017 MEE Staff

Riyadh has repeatedly been accused of kidnapping and sending dissidents back to the Gulf kingdom, accusations it denies. Jamal Khashoggi walked int

September 4, 2018026 Neville Teller

Yemen has become a vast battlefield, the scene of unending armed conflict. As a result the civilian population is now in the throes of what is unive

September 3, 2018010 James M. Dorsey

A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, is proving to be much more than an effort to end esc

August 9, 2018014 James M. Dorsey

The failure of Western allies to rally around Canada in its dispute with Saudi Arabia risks luring the kingdom into a false belief that economic san