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The Line – Saudi Arabia’s Urban Living Revolution or a Road to Nowhere?
March 3, 2021A futuristic, sustainable city to house one million residents without cars, streets, or emissions and all built in a straight 170-kilometre line? It s...

Saudi Arabia Looks to Poach Multinationals from Dubai
February 8, 2021It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia is making moves to diversify its economy away from a reliance on oil. Riyadh has heavily focused on tourism, but also...

Saudi Arabia Reopens Relations, Border with Qatar
January 11, 2021After nearly four years of a harsh blockade, a Saudi-led coalition lifted its blockade against Qatar, opening its air, land, and sea borders to Qatar....

Morocco and Western Sahara Rebel Group Renew Fighting
December 4, 2020On November 13, Morocco launched a military operation into the disputed Western Sahara region to quell protests in border regions. The Polisario ...

Constitutional Referendum Victory Brings Little Certainty to Algeria
November 4, 2020In a bid to placate over a year of widespread protest that began in February 2019, the Algerian government proposed a constitutional referendum that t...

Turkey Takes the Lead in Azerbaijan-Armenia War
October 7, 2020In a whirlwind of global news, the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has fallen out of the spotlight, if it was...

Pompeo Tours Middle East Seeking Deals
September 7, 2020With a historic peace deal announced between the United Arab Emirates and Israel in mid-August, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo embarked on a whirlw...

Saudi Bid Fails to Purchase Newcastle United
August 5, 2020A Saudi-led consortium’s bid to purchase Newcastle United failed after months of controversy surrounding the planned takeover. The biggest sticki...
Hopes for Tourism Boost after EU Declares Morocco a Safe Country
July 6, 2020The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent near worldwide shutdown of international travel has hit every economy, but those countries who rely on tourism...
Turkey Reopens Economy in Uncertain Times
June 11, 2020In mid-April, Turkey was in the thick of the coronavirus crisis averaging over 4,000 new cases a day, but three weeks ago President Recep Tayyip Erdog...
Despite Pandemic, Conflict in Yemen Wages on
May 5, 2020As the world comes to grips coping with the deadly spread of coronavirus, familiar conflicts and security issues have persisted in the Middle East. Wh...
Preliminary G20 Meetings Go Virtual Ahead of November Summit in Riyadh
April 3, 2020With the world struggling to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, G20 countries met virtually to discuss the impacts on the globa...
How will COVID-19 Impact the Middle East?
March 4, 2020COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, has panicked global economic markets and precipitated a health crisis that is on the verge of going...

Trump Peace Plan Divides Middle East
February 4, 2020President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited peace plan between Israel and Palestine last week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...

Repercussions from Soleimani Assassination to Reverberate for Decades
January 14, 2020The United States and President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander, on January 3 sent shockwaves t...

Iranian Government’s Response to Protests Plunges Country into Chaos
December 4, 2019On 15 November, the Iranian government announced a 50% hike in petrol prices, and angry Iranians took to the streets to air their grievances. Protest...

Protests in Lebanon wage on- what might the outcomes for Lebanon be?
November 6, 2019The Lebanese people have taken to the street since October 17 to protest the country’s current economic disparity and the government’s mismanagement a...

Iraqi Protests Highlight Growing Instability
October 16, 2019On the first day of October, thousands of Iraqis began taking to the streets to protest high unemployment numbers, corruption, poor public services, a...

Iran Continues to Play Pivotal Role in World Politics
September 5, 2019Iran heavily features in many conflicts between regional and world powers, and it is often central to the great political issues of the day. While Ir...

Foreign Intervention is Exacerbating Sudan’s Political Crisis
August 6, 2019Sudan has been in political upheaval since late December 2018 when thousands took to the streets to the protest increasing cost of living and a woeful...