Russia and Japan in the Face of Sanctions
One eloquent expression says: ‘The East is a delicate matter’, and in the contemporary world it is also influence-prone. Japan, like all G-7 countries piloted by the key player – USA, has joined in economic sanctions against Russia due to the situation in the southeast of...
The ‘Islamic State’ arrives in Pakistan
Since the beginning of 2015 Pakistan’s press, both printed and electronic, together with independent blogs, have been reporting with increasing frequency the spread of the Islamic State’s (IS influence on Pakistani territory. Both the intelligence services of the USA and Canada...
Possible Changes Ahead of The Sultanate of Oman
The question of royal succession is one of the most pressing problems for the monarchies on the Arabian Peninsula. In the wake of Saudi Arabia, which has recently just gone through its own change of leadership, the Sultanate of Oman is facing a similar problem...
Israel in the Run-up to Early Parliamentary Elections
Elections for the Knesset (Parliament in Israel will be held ahead of time on March 17. The country is heading to the polls early because the parties of the Knesset became deadlocked over the question of removing Arabic as an official language of Israel...
Turkey: The Double Standard Policy
Officially, Ankara opposes the idea of the creation of an autonomous Kurdish region in North-East Syria, similar to that in Iraqi Kurdistan. This was stated by Turkish President, Recep Tayyir Erdoğan, in the newspaper Hürriyet, when asked to give his opinion on the liberation...
Grandsons of the Saudi Arabia Dynasty Founder have Approached the Throne
The 25th son of the dynasty founder Abdulaziz Ibn Saud – Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud – was declared the new, seventh, king of Saudi Arabia. The 35th son – Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al-Saud – was declared the crown prince...
Preliminary results of Ashraf Ghani’s 100 days in office
According to a survey by private Afghan television station "Tolo", after 100 days as president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani’s rating is significantly declining. Residents of the capital and central areas of the country have expressed the most dissatisfaction...
Saudi Arabia: Problems of Succession
In early January 2015 a number of Arab and Israeli electronic and print media publications, including Internet resources and social networks, disseminated information about the alleged readiness of the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud to abdicate...
Hezbollah Has Uncovered Even More Mossad Agents
In early January 2015, Lebanese media reported that the leadership of the Shia group Hezbollah was forced to admit the discovery of agents of the Israeli political intelligence group Mossad within its ranks. This was stated by Deputy Secretary General of...
GCC Summit - Disagreements Remain
On December 9, 2014 Doha (Qatar hosted the 35th annual summit of the Arabian monarchies within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It was in jeopardy due to disagreements between Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain on the one hand and Qatar...
Secret Meeting in Algiers
On December 4, 2014 Maghreb Confidential, a newspaper published in Paris and focusing on reviewing political and economic events in the North Africa, reported on a secret meeting in Algiers between two iconic Libyan leaders. These are Ali Sallabi, a theologist known...
Who Will Run Afghanistan?
As we approach the date of withdrawal of the bulk of the troops of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF from Afghanistan, the internal political situation there has a tendency of further aggravation. This is evidenced by the expansion in 2014 of the military activity...