The global community, particularly the Arab region, is confronted with many risks and obstacles due to the scourge of cross-border terrorism, which jeopardizes international peace and security. The proliferation of terrorist organisations e...
On December 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit after clinching a third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, chairman of the Central Military Commission, and effecti...
Earlier this week, Iran's court said it would undertake public hearings for up to 1,000 persons imprisoned during the anti-hijab rallies in Tehran and over a thousand more outside the city. The decision comes as international worry grows ab...
In 2005, Ayman al-Zawahiri as the second in command of al-Qaeda wrote a letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi stating that “We are in a battle, and more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media” [1]. Earlier, terror...
There has been an increase in Chinese hostilities toward Taiwan throughout 2020 and 2021. These moves by the Chinese have suggested China’s readiness in invading Taiwan. Amidst such a scenario, Taiwan has made efforts to enhance its defense...
During a speech at the US-Arab summit in Jeddah, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated that Saudi Arabia will not have any more ability to boost its oil output beyond 13 million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia now has an oil production capa...
On the 15th of July, the first meeting was held among the heads of government of India, Israel, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), later known as as the 'West Asian Quad'. During US President Joe Biden's trip to West Asia...
The reappearance of the Taliban in 2021 has put foreign actors, particularly neighbouring countries, in a difficult geopolitical scenario. The Islamic Republic of Iran which shares a border of around 585 miles frontier and a strong cultural...
The United States has exploited its position of a hegemon to keep pushing the agenda of liberal democracies across the world. It has also used its might to clamp down on terrorist organizations, especially post the infamous 9/11 attacks. Th...
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is the umbrella organisation for al-Qaeda groups in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. In support of al-Qaeda's doctrine, AQAP has conducted deadly jihadist assaults both locally and overseas. it is best known ...
Terrorism in Syria has a protracted record courting from the Islamist Uprising withinside the early Eighties and to the continued Syrian Civil War which witnessed the rise of radical Islamist organizations including ISIL, al-Nusra and diffe...
The diversity and multi-layered identities of the minority groups in the Middle East makes it one of the most interesting yet sensitive one. The diverse nature of political systems, historical experiences, geography, and demography are some...
