The National Interest
Trump's Trip and Taking Sides in the Middle East
Paul R. Pillar
May 19, 2017
President Trump flies to Saudi Arabia with a policy trajectory that involves weighing in heavily in local Middle Eastern rivalries, so much so that there is talk not only of twelve-figure arms...
Saudi Arabia’s dream of becoming the dominant Arab and Muslim power in the world has gone down in flames
Saudi Arabia’s military pressure on Assad served only to make him seek more help from Russia, precipitating intervention which the US was not prepared to oppose
Patrick Cockburn...
The National Interest: Saudi Arabia Cares More About Iran Than Iran Does About Saudi Arabia
For Tehran, Riyadh is little more than an afterthought.
October 18, 2016
It’s often assumed that Saudi Arabia is as big a concern to Iran as Tehran is to Riyadh. Recent statements by Iranian officials...
6 trends shaping Iran’s tech sector
Written by
Joulan Abdul Khalek ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank
Published
In the past decade, the idea of a nuclear Iran has overshadowed a far more interesting debate about Iran’s non-nuclear economic potential. A potential that could very well redefine...
This is a list of all the countries by the Human Development Index as included in aUnited Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report. The latest report was released on 14 December 2015 and compiled on the basis of estimates for 2014.
Latest HDI (Human Development Index) of...
Israeli defense minister says ISIS funded with ‘Turkish money’
Israel’s defense minister has alleged that the Islamic State terror group has long been funded with “Turkish money.”
"As you know, Daesh (Islamic State, previously ISIS/ISIL) enjoyed Turkish money for oil for a very, very long...
Alarming Evidence Suggests ISIS is Now a US-Israel Proxy Army
November 6, 2015 |by Associated News|
For the past year, US, British and other western forces have been back in Iraq, supposedly in the cause of destroying the hyper-sectarian terror group Islamic State (formerly known as al-Qaida...
How Saudi Arabia helped Isis take over the north of the country
A speech by an ex-MI6 boss hints at a plan going back over a decade. In some areas, being Shia is akin to being a Jew in Nazi Germany
Patrick Cockburn
Monday 14 July 2014
Saidi ambassador to the US Adel al-Jubeir (R) listens to...
A trip to Tehran
Now that an agreement has been reached on Iran’s nuclear program, economic sanctions against the country should be lifted soon. This could give tourism a new boost. DW's Dan Hischfeld shares his experience in Tehran.
"What, you’re going to Iran? Are you crazy?" That’s how my...
By: JAMES DREW
WASHINGTON DC
Source: Flightglobal.com
18:13 24 Jun 2015
The US military is overly invested in short-range direct attack bombs and not enough in long-range, stealthy smart weapons and aircraft, and this must change if it ever expects to challenge the air defences of nations like...
Published on June 17th, 2015 | by James Russell
The New World Order Rebooted
by James A. Russell
America’s fool’s errand in Iraq continues, with depressing daily headlines suggesting that the United States is doubling down yet again on previously failed attempts to build another Iraqi Army...
What is your feeling about these pictures?
1- The 7 year old Army General of Kingdom of Bahrain
2- Pakistani officers of Bahraini anti-riot police and army
This spill response boat named "DaryaPak" is built by "Bahr Gostaresh" ship building company in "Fara Sahel" ship building complex.
The ship is 55 meters in length and 13 meters width. It weights 550 tons and can cruise at a speed of 30 km/h. "Darya Pak" has the capability to clean and store as...
Saeed Rahimi the Manager of Kosar IT and Communication Group said: Iran is now building its own EMP filters locally and already applied them to many of Iranian sensitive sites.
Rahimi mentioned that there are many systems and products necessary to achieve an acceptable level of resistance to...
Why Saudi Arabia can’t get a nuclear weapon
By Fareed Zakaria Opinion writer June 11 at 8:13 PM
Saudi Arabia has been periodically dropping hints that, should Iran’s nuclear ambitions go unchecked, it might just have to get nuclear weapons itself. This week, the Saudi ambassador to London...