Iran's defeat at the hands of Israel has presented an opportunity for the likes of Saudi Arabia and the UAE to make sure it never rebuilds to the same threat level. That requires two things.
Bahrain's oil sector is relatively small for the Gulf. So, the kingdom has been an early adopter of economic diversification and has harnessed the advantage of a well-developed education sector.
Since last week, Anoud Al-Asmari has been the talk of the Arab and international media, thanks to her success in becoming the first Saudi Arabian woman to receive A FIFA badge.
On Saturday, 7…
The Arabian Gulf Cup will return to Iraqi territory after a forty-four-year absence, thanks to Iraq’s successful bid to host the twenty-fifth edition in Basra in January 2023.
The biennial…
For almost a century, security turmoil, civil wars, terrorism, and cross-border conflicts have been some of the constant features of the Middle East region. However, in the past decade, the…
In recent days, the U.S. military has dispatched a carrier group to the Gulf while drafting contingency plans for the deployment of up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East in the event of Iranian…
The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia
Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war
As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty
The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it