- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt started their blockade of the State of Qatar in mid-2017. They accused their neighbour of, amongst other things, "supporting terrorism...
- The war drums started beating when Joe Biden was declared to be US President-elect, and Iran is again the target. Senior American officials made unprecedented trips while the country...
- The UAE has been accused of complicity in Sudan's internal political turmoil for quite some time. Some believe that even the political machinations in eastern Sudan are actually sponsored...
- Many major cities and human settlements around the world have developed on riverbanks. There are sound historical, geographical and economic reasons for this fact. Living in close proximity to...
- After the 1967 Israeli-Arab war between Egypt, Jordan and Syria on one side and Israel on the other, the Arab countries sponsored and pushed for the United Nations Security...
- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) continues to create political tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The GERD is a $4 billion hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile, in...
- War and politics in Yemen have created hardships resulting in what the UN and relief organisations refer to as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Moreover, the country has seen...
- Over the past couple of weeks Saudi Arabia has upped the ante with regard to retaliation against the family members of political dissenters in the Kingdom. Former senior official...
- When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut oil production in an attempt to cushion the impact of...
- Iran is facing what is arguably one of its most difficult periods in its history. Years of US-led economic sanctions continue to have a negative impact on the economy,...
- It is worth remembering that the initial protests in Syria were calling for social change, not regime change. It was the heavy-handed response of the Bashar Al-Assad government to...
- The most plausible reason why President Trump ordered the assassination of the Iranian general commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassem Soleimani, is to shift attention away from...
- Saudi Arabia is set to assume the presidency of the G20, the first time that an Arab state has held such a position.
- The world's largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has finally decided against listing its shares in New York, London or Hong Kong, the world's most lucrative stock exchanges. The company...
- Sudan has always featured on the news for a variety of reasons. Over the years, it has been the ongoing conflicts that engulfed the country attracting media attention. The...
- Abqaiq petroleum processing facilities and Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia were attacked by a multitude of missiles and rockets last Saturday. Saudi Arabia has said Iran was behind...
- "Sudanese are proud Arabs, they master the Arabic language and their firm Islamic adherence further emphasise their position as Arabs." Most Sudanese are sceptical, for various reasons, of being...
- The war in Yemen is entering its fifth year with no solution in sight. Every day thousands of people, including women and children, are injured and maimed. According to...
- Bags of blood donated by Ethiopian Jews were found dumped Israel in 1996; stacks of them. The discovery led to protests and riots in Israel. According to the New...
- The attacks on two Japanese oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week have raised both concerns and exasperation in the region. Saudi Arabia, Britain and the US...
- The military junta in Sudan has changed its political rhetoric; it has entrenched its position and is not yielding to the demands of the opposition. This is obvious, not...
- Saudi Arabia hosted three summits side-by-side this week. Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud hosted the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday. Saudi Arabia exploited...
- The people of Sudan have been engaged in the protest against the government for the past four months. The protestors have been calling for the resignation of President Omar...
- Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir visited Qatar on Wednesday. His visit comes during the most tumultuous time of his presidency back in his home country, in which Al-Bashir and his...
- There have been a number of significant political events in the Middle East over the past few days. The ongoing protests in Sudan, for example, have claimed the lives...
- I have just been to Soweto in South Africa, where I was surprised by how well-versed people are about what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian...
- The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul has raised a number of questions about the safety and security of dissenting voices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially...
- South Africa's proactive foreign policy often punches way above its weight. It draws its confidence from the country's political history and what many still refer to as a "political...
- Shia Islam, like many religious sects, continues to be polarised by political opinion. This has in history led to further sub-divisions of Shia Islam. Notwithstanding, there is still an...
- Reuters news agency has reported that Saudi Arabia has scrapped plans to list shares of the state-owned energy giant Aramco on international stock exchanges. The report further alleges that it...
- Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has been touting socio-political and economic reforms in his country since June 2017; they include the privatisation of ARAMCO, the country's...
- The search and rescue organisation the White Helmets have received praise for their work from various governments and organisations across the globe. The organisation was founded by the former...