The Middle East’s new ‘cold war’: Gulf states against neo-Ottoman Turkey
The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation as new rivalries reshape its geopolitical order. For decades, the ...
Lessons for today: how the Gulf War shaped Israel's defense strategy
It has been almost a quarter century since the 1991 Gulf War which began with Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait in August ...
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Saudi Arabia: Five reasons why Gulf kingdom matters to the West
US President Donald Trump has threatened to inflict "severe punishment" on Saudi Arabia if it is found to have killed the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared while visiting ...
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Saudi Arabia: Just how deep are its troubles?
Saudi Arabia ... war in neighbouring Yemen has bled Saudi coffers for more than five years now with no tangible gains, and a spat with Qatar has wrecked the surface unity of the six-nation Gulf ...
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How the Gulf War helped foster the rise of one of Asia's greatest rivalries between Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Simultaneously, Saudi Arabia also started hosting Iraqi opposition groups and openly denounced Iraq in response. One aspect we seldom realised was the Gulf War left a tremendous legacy on the ...
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Gulf Cup: Bahrain down Iraq to reach semis; Saudi Arabia fight back to defeat Yemen
Kuwait City: The 26th Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait is turning into one ... place in the semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Iraq, and Saudi Arabia came from 2-0 down to beat Yemen 3-2.