Geopolitics

The Pentagon said Wednesday that the U.S. would “be able to respond” if necessary to help a Marshall Islands-flagged ship that was diverted, and boarded, a day earlier by Iran — though it remains unclear how far the U.S. Navy might be willing to go if the tense …

By Abdul Wahed Jalal Nori News Strait In this article, I will attempt to answer two questions: first, what is the status of the Iraqi Kurds in Northern Iraq and, second, will Kurdistan continue to develop itself as a quasi-state while avoiding a direct push toward sovereignty or …

By Michael Stephens Michael Stephens is head of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in Qatar. Out with the old in with the new, so it seems with the latest move in Saudi Arabia’s cabinet that has set gossip flying and rumours swirling as to the intrigues of this …

Report by Al Jazeera News Military says at least 160 children and women rescued from the Sambisa Forest, days after 293 others were freed. The military has launched an assault to eliminate the armed group holed up in the Sambisa Forest [AP] Nigeria’s military says it has rescued …

By Prof Muhammad  Al Musfir Since March 26, our ears and eyes have been fixed on Operation Decisive Storm and what it has achieved on the ground. We keenly follow the military briefings by General Ahmed Asiri. As the days passed, we heard about the occupation of Aden …

The Peninsula An expert committee appointed by the GCC countries has prepared extensive rules and regulations for preparing a blacklist of terrorist organisations and individuals. The criteria are waiting for approval by the authorities and would be implemented soon after to counter terrorist threats to member countries from …

By Emanuel Stoakes On April 2, Nabeel Rajab, one of Bahrain’s most prominent human rights activists, was arrested and detained for critical comments about the monarchy that he posted on Twitter. It was his second arrest in six months for the same offense. His latest tweet to his quarter …

IT IS a new era for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is considered the start of the fourth State where the pillars have been strengthened by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Abdulaziz since he assumed power a few months ago. King Salman took quick …

Report by the Hurriyet Daily  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has apparently taken another step in his fight against ally-turned-foe, U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, with Turkey’s top national security body finally amending its top-secret national security document, in line with the threat allegedly posed by Gülen’s followers. A …