The foundation of the modern state of Saudi Arabia has been based on the idea of an expansion of the territories controlled by the Saud family with the help of the Wahabit beduins. But as the Wahabit forces grew stronger the monarch Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud sought the cooperation of the British who were in Kuwait and Iraq. This unprecedented …

On Sunday 27 June, the United States deployed strikes in Iraq on the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing at least five people (Le Monde, 2021). However, it was not armed groups sympathetic to the Iraqi regime that the American aggressor was targeting, but a pro-Iranian militia. This operation, the second of its kind since Biden took office, follows targeted attacks by Iranian-backed …

President Joe Biden is programmed to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 14 during his tour of European allies. American-Turkish relations have been under strain in recent years due to Ankara’s diplomatic flirts with non-Western powers, especially Russia, and its involvement in the Syrian civil war. Furthermore Turkey’s ambition to gain independence from foreign weaponry and technology is …

Jordan’s King has broken his silence about a royal family fallout that rattled the country, calling the episode the “most painful” of his 22-year reign. The saga began over the weekend, when Jordanian authorities detained around 15 people, including a high-profile political figure and at least one member of the royal family. A popular prince, Hamzah bin Al Hussein, claimed …

The United Arab Emirates has not proven that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai’s ruler, is alive, the United Nations has said. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday it has asked the UAE for “proof of life” for the Princess, but has not received it. “We haven’t …

America plans to “close the book” on its 20-year war in Afghanistan — but the departure of US troops will usher in an uncertain chapter for Afghan civilians. US President Joe Biden announced .Wednesday he would end America’s longest war by September 11, deeming the two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan no longer an American priority. “We cannot continue the cycle of …

A month after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar, accusing it of backing terrorism, it is suffering from isolation but is nowhere near an economic crisis.