The Back-Road Historic Mosques of China
By: Sheila Blair , Jonathan Bloom and Nancy Steinhardt In a country known for large numbers, it was a modest, round number that grabbed our attention: 100. That is […]
A view from Turkey: Saudi Arabia’s painful transformation
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Over the past five months, Saudi Arabia has become a center of attention in world politics with unusual frequency. The main reason for this attention is […]
Hamid Karzai: US colluded with ISIL in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, has accused the the US of working with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in his country. In an […]
Jared Kushner, Mohammed bin Salman, and Benjamin Netanyahu Are Up to Something
Source: The Foreign Policy Elephants in the Room And it looks a lot like a plan to squeeze Iran. By Dov Zakheim There seems to be a general consensus in […]
Saudi arrest of Binladin family scion shatters royal entente
By aya batrawy, associated press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nov 10, 2017 Among those caught in the unprecedented arrests this week of top princes, wealthy businessmen and senior officials […]
The anti-corruption drive in Saudi Arabia is doomed to fail
The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it Patrick Cockburn Baghdad @indyworld extract: The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it. Corruption […]
Saudi billionaires rush to transfer funds and assets overseas amid fears of ‘corruption’ sweep
Wealthy citizens selling up investments in Gulf Cooperation Council neighbours as crackdown brinks upheaval to kingdom Archana Narayanan, Matthew Martin, Zainab Fattah, Ruth David Wealthy Saudis are moving assets out of the region to avoid the risk of getting caught up in what authorities call a crackdown on corruption, according […]
Exclusive – Lebanon believes Saudi holds Hariri, demands return
Reuters International This content was published on November 9, 2017 8:16 PMNov 9, 2017 – 20:16 FILE PHOTO: Lebanon’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri gestures during a press conference in […]
Saudi King To Relinquish Throne To Son Within Next 2 Nights: Press TV Report Says
09 November 2017 A report on PressTV says Saudi King Salman plans to relinquish power and hand the keys to the kingdom over to his son, Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Lebanese Druze politician Jumblatt – time for Hariri to return
Reuters International This content was published on November 10, 2017 8:46 AMNov 10, 2017 – 08:46 FILE PHOTO: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri attends a general parliament discussion in downtown […]
Human rights review
Source: Dawn ON Nov 13, UN member states will review Pakistan’s human rights record for the third time through the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. Pakistan has been reviewed twice before in 2008 and 2012, but this time around there is an important difference: Pakistan finally has […]
Priti Patel visited a hospital that treats jihadis – this is in Israel’s interests, but not the UK’s
The former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon has publicly confirmed that Israel was treating fighters under a deal to help protect the border Kim Sengupta Diplomatic Editor Thursday 9 November 2017 Syrian patients, […]
Saad Hariri’s resignation as Prime Minister of Lebanon is not all it seems
He certainly did not anticipate what happened to him. Indeed, Hariri had scheduled meetings in Beirut on the following Monday – with the IMF, the World Bank and a series […]
Indonesia’s bid to root out Islamists throws spotlight on universities
Source: Reuters By Ed Davies, Agustinus Beo Da Costa NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – When students at Indonesia’s prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the […]
Indonesian court recognizes native religions in landmark ruling
Source: Reuters By Tom Allard, Jessica Damiana 4 MIN READ JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday affirmed the rights of devotees of faiths outside the country’s officially recognized religions, […]
Saudi ‘freezes bank accounts’ of Mohammed bin Nayef
Mohammed bin Nayef was Saudi Arabia’s crown prince before his removal in June [File: Reuters] Mohammed bin Nayef, Saudi Arabia’s ex-crown prince who was removed as next in line to […]
Chinese, US companies ink more than US$250 billion in deals
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet business leaders at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. PHOTO: REUTERS Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent BEIJING – Chinese and […]
Arba’een Trekking: A window to spiritual delight
Society November 6, 2017 TEHRAN — “I have severe backache and too much walking is strictly prohibited for me, however, I attend Arba’een Trekking since I do love Imam Hussein […]
What if Allama Iqbal had remained an Ahmadi?
By Kashif Chaudhry Published: November 13, 2015 Zafarullah Khan would have been our Iqbal today and Iqbal our Zafarullah Khan. Sir Chaudhry Muhammad Zafarullah Khan was one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan. You know, the Pakistan Resolution that our national struggle was based on? He drafted it. He […]
After WhatsApp threat, Indonesia steps up Internet obscenity purge
Reuters International This content was published on November 7, 2017 FILE PHOTO: A man poses with a smartphone in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration September 14, 2017. […]