Much like many Gulf states made a foray into traditional sports like football a couple of decades ago, these same governments are investing in e-sport...

In recent years, one of the biggest buzzwords at the crossroads of urban planning and technology has become the “smart city.” Across the globe, govern...

For Middle East watchers, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran seems to manifest itself in nearly every area. From proxy wars and blockades, dip...

At the end of March, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman unveiled the Saudi Green Initiative, a plan that includes a number of ambitious projects t...

A futuristic, sustainable city to house one million residents without cars, streets, or emissions and all built in a straight 170-kilometre line? It s...

It’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...

After 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....

On November 13, Morocco launched a military operation into the disputed Western Sahara region to quell protests in border regions. The Polisario ...

In a bid to placate over a year of widespread protest that began in February 2019, the Algerian government proposed a constitutional referendum that t...

  In a whirlwind of global news, the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has fallen out of the spotlight, if it was...

With 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...

A Saudi-led consortium’s bid to purchase Newcastle United failed after months of controversy surrounding the planned takeover. The biggest sticki...

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent near worldwide shutdown of international travel has hit every economy, but those countries who rely on tourism...

In 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...

As the world comes to grips coping with the deadly spread of coronavirus, familiar conflicts and security issues have persisted in the Middle East. Wh...

With the world struggling to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, G20 countries met virtually to discuss the impacts on the globa...

COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, has panicked global economic markets and precipitated a health crisis that is on the verge of going...

President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited peace plan between Israel and Palestine last week alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...

The United States and President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander, on January 3 sent shockwaves t...

On 15 November, the Iranian government announced a 50% hike in petrol prices, and angry Iranians took to the streets to air their grievances.  Protest...