It might be hard to imagine that the Middle East is looking beyond Washington at the precise moment it is being massively disrupted by a US-led war. But that is exactly what’s happening – most ...
The Mecca Agreement and regional pipeline bypasses confirm that Middle Eastern self-reliance, as a multinational region, is no longer theoretical. Three months ago, I discussed the transitions ...
RIYADH — The Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) has been instrumental in hiring 329,000 Saudi citizens in the local employment market during the first half of 2026, representing a 23 percent ...
The history of the Middle East is littered with defunct security pacts. In late 2004, Jordan’s King Abdullah II coined a phrase that would come to define how many viewed the Middle East’s emerging ...
A defense pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey shows how far U.S. influence in the Middle East has eroded—and how regional powers are now shaping their own security order. Turkish President ...
The new alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is designed to counter Iran’s apparent resilience to the US-Israel military attack. But it may also try to sideline Israel. As the war ...
The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement” is not a rejection of US partnership but rather a safeguard against its downsides. The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact signed in Mecca last week should not be ...
Four crewmembers were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen’s transport ministry said, while the U.S. military said it struck a ...
British band Massive Attack in their recent shows in Australia and around the world performed a cover of the Korean song Regret of the Times (sidae yugam), originally released by pop band Seo Taeji ...
Troops of Sector 1, Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, have foiled a suspected armed herders’ attack at Azege Village, Tombo Council ...
Erosion of U.S. influence could, in the long run, impact arms sales, the negotiation of military basing rights, and the management of regional crises. The signing of the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement ...
A woman lost her arm in an alligator attack while swimming in the Silver River near Ocala. Florida has seen several alligator attacks this summer, including one fatality. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...