[escenic_image id="555284"]It is not certain that the current Afghani president Hamid Karzai will be able to win the presidential marathon at the first round of presidential elections due to be held…
[escenic_image id="554977"]The dangerous confrontations that took place in several areas in southern Yemen have revealed serious challenges that add to major problems facing this country which has a…
[escenic_image id="555259"]There are three scenarios for Iraq. Even the optimistic one is cautious, and they all embrace a tendency towards pessimism and a serious concern about the future and…
[escenic_image id="555245"]Iraqis are eager to finally be rid of more than six years of U.S. military occupation, and Americans are eager to bring their troops home from that county. Yet both the…
[escenic_image id="557213"]Iraqi vice-president Dr. Adel Abdul Al-Mahdi continues his struggle for building a stable democratic Iraq where peace and concord prevail among all the spectrums of Iraqi…
[escenic_image id="556300"]Washington and Tehran continue to lobby Moscow regarding the possible sale of Russia’s advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Iran. Russian officials have been…
[escenic_image id="555313"]Being quick to grasp the subtle implications of events, he makes hasty reactions in dealing with them. Thus both cronies and foes alike get puzzled as to whether to forgive…
[escenic_image id="555310"]Afghanistan is probably near to a tipping point. The new US Strategy for AF-PAK (Afghanistan-Pakistan) launched by President Obama on March 27 means several positive steps…
[escenic_image id="556432"]Kuwait will never cease to be on top of Mideast news headlines. This small country has become a newsworthy subject-matter and has presented itself to the world as a country…
[escenic_image id="556137"]The battle against Taliban militants in the tribal belt and North West Frontier province along the Afghan border has become a tipping-point for Pakistan’s internal security…
This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit
Saved from default in 2024, Egypt's macroeconomic policies and central bank flexibility have helped steady the ship amid the fallout of Israel's war on Gaza and the US war on Iran