GCC ambassador withdrawal from Qatar

Regional Players Manoeuvre To Reengineer The Israeli-Palestinian Landscape

Published by James Dorsey 2 Comments

by James M. Dorsey A possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, is proving to be much more than an effort to end escalating violence that threatens to spark yet another Middle Eastern… Continue Reading →

What’s Going On In Saudi Arabia?

Published by Thomas Lippman 6 Comments

by Thomas W. Lippman An Arabic-speaking friend who has been doing business in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf for decades and seems to know everyone there invited me to lunch the other day.  He wanted to know if I could… Continue Reading →