Saudi Arabia–UAE Rift Signals a Deeper Power Struggle Reshaping the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s unusually blunt accusation that the United Arab Emirates is undermining its national...
Yemen’s long-suppressed fault lines have ruptured into the open. The Southern Transitional Council (STC), the UAE-backed separatist authority controlling much of southern Yemen, has announced plans...
Mogadishu Trapped, Cairo Panics: The Horn Enters Its Most Dangerous Phase. In just twenty-four hours, the geopolitical scaffolding that anchored Somalia’s relations with the Gulf for...
Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Dangerous Yemen Escalation as Gulf Rift Spills Into Open Conflict. A rare and dramatic public rupture has erupted between Saudi Arabia...
Jubilant crowds flooded streets, stadiums, and city centers across Somaliland on Thursday as citizens celebrated Israel’s formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent...
Saudi Arabia vs. UAE: The Quiet Gulf Rivalry Reshaping Middle East Power Politics. The once-solid partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, long seen...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not move toward recognizing Israel unless he can secure a significantly improved outcome for the Palestinians — and his...
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declined a direct request from President Donald Trump to advance toward normalization with Israel during their White House summit last...
Trump approves sale of advanced U.S. AI chips to Saudi Arabia and UAE, reversing earlier export limits. The Trump administration has authorized the sale of up...
Gulf States Deepen Their Reach Into Africa — and Reshape the Regional Balance. The expanding involvement of Gulf states across Africa marks a new phase in...
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow foreign nationals to purchase real estate beginning in January 2026 marks one of the most consequential shifts in the Kingdom’s economic...
From Backchannels to the White House: Saudi Arabia Steps Toward Recognition of Israel. Saudi Arabia’s renewed engagement with Washington has opened a rare diplomatic window that...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed long-standing U.S. intelligence assessments that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was likely aware of the 2018 killing of Washington...
The Trump administration’s decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has reignited a long-running debate over U.S. arms policy, Middle Eastern...
Maritime Muscle: Cairo and Riyadh Stage Massive Drill as Addis Ababa Sounds Alarm. A major Red Sea naval exercise involving Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and key regional...
Saudi Arabia is preparing to cautiously restore indirect communication channels with Israel through Washington, a senior source within the Saudi royal family told Israel’s Kan News...
What is this alliance that Somalia is part of that is isolating Ethiopia? Somalia’s entry into the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden security architecture matters...
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for their high-stakes summit in South Korea this week, Israeli legal scholar and reform advocate...
Saudi Arabia and the UAE condition Gaza aid on Hamas’s disarmament—while Qatar pushes for rapid rebuilding with few strings attached. As Gaza’s ruins cry for rebuilding,...
The Saudi–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement has introduced a new fault line into South Asia’s already volatile landscape. The pact, which declares that an attack on...