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  • Art in Saudi Arabia
    Jeddah exhibition tells the story of art in Saudi Arabia

    According to Shroogi, there is a growing curiosity about the early days of Saudi art in the modern era, especially the 1960s, when young Saudi artists traveled to Egypt and Italy to pursue their dreams of studying art. He added that the objective of offering these scholarships was that Saudi Arabia would eventually benefit from their knowledge when they returned home to inspire and teach a new generation.

  • Yemen
    Saudi Arabia frets over Iranian front emerging from Yemen chaos

    The Houthis now control much of western Yemen, including the country’s second biggest port, military bases and the airport in the capital, and a weapons depot in Amran, north of Sanaa. They have seized the presidential guard, anti-terrorism forces equipped by the U.S. to fight al-Qaida militants, and brigades armed with tanks and Russian-made Scud rocket systems. In a speech broadcast Tuesday, al-Houthi remained defiant. Wearing traditional Yemeni clothes, with a curved dagger tucked into his waistband, he said he had no plans to relinquish control of the government and warned Western countries — specifically the U.S., France, and Britain — against meddling in Yemen’s affairs.

  • U.S. - Iran
    Declassified: Washington’s hesitant plans for a military coup in pre-revolution Iran

    Now, release of the Huyser cable allows us to read in the general’s own words what he and his handlers believed were his orders. For the first time we can see what President Jimmy Carter and his national security team hoped to achieve. Far from showing evidence of a well-oiled conspiracy, the document reveals an astonishing lack of awareness on the part of US officials trying to manage events thousands of miles away that they had failed to understand from the start.

  • Education
    How We Taught Computer Science to 225,000 Students in Saudi Arabia

    Concerned that they depend on large numbers of expatriate workers to fill technical and administrative positions, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started Tatweer for Education Corporation to reform education and develop new subjects and new curricula that would be more relevant to the needs of the country.

  • Muslim Brotherhood
    The future of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf

    The MB has a long and influential history in the Arab Gulf. It was brought to the region during the MB’s earliest days, in some cases through personal contacts with the MB’s founder, Hassan al-Banna. The group deepened its presence in the 1950s and 1960s as crackdowns on the MB organizations in Egypt and Syria forced activists to seek refuge in the Gulf. Their influence grew as governments found them suitable allies in countering Arab nationalism and manning rapidly expanding state ministries. Brotherhood members organized in informal networks and where possible established societies for social reform along with Islamic charities. In those states that had political openings and active parliaments – Kuwait, Bahrain – the MB formed political societies which competed in elections and came to increasing political prominence in the 1990s. While their experience varies significantly from country to country, it is fair to say that the MB played a substantial role in shaping Gulf societies and had a significant impact on national politics.

  • U.S. - Israel
    Israelis wonder whether Netanyahu is risking too much in Obama tussle

    A bit of nose-thumbing at Washington is a long Israeli tradition. But what began weeks ago as a seeming breach of protocol — House Speaker John A. Boehner inviting Netanyahu to address lawmakers without first clearing it with the White House, and the prime minister pressing ahead despite Obama's evident displeasure — has grown into what some veteran diplomatic observers are describing as a full-blown threat to the staunch support that Washington has long offered Israel in the international arena.

  • Pakistan
    Retired general: ‘Probable’ Pakistan knew of Bin Laden’s whereabouts

    A retired Pakistani general who previously led the country’s top intelligence agency is suggesting publicly that his country knew about Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts before the U.S. raid that killed him in May 2011.

  • Iran
    Iran marks Islamic Revolution anniversary amid nuclear talks

    ran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday with massive rallies, with many chanting against the U.S. and Israel as the country tries to reach a permanent deal with world powers over its contested nuclear program.

  • Saudi - Yemen
    Saudi Troubles in Sanaa

    With threats on its northern Iraqi border and, now, on its southern Yemeni border, Saudi Arabia sees its relationships in Yemen as an increasingly important protective measure. In response to the unrest in Yemen that dates back to the 2011 Arab uprisings, Saudi Arabia has increased military checkpoints and patrols on its border with Yemen and accelerated work on their high-tech, 1,770 kilometer (1,100 mile) border fence, which will stretch from the Red Sea in the west to Oman in the east. The kingdom’s attempt to physically insulate itself from the chaos engulfing its northern and southern neighbors has made it the largest border fence market in the world.

  • Jordan
    Despite strong support for monarchy, economic woes threaten Jordan’s stability

    Jordan plays a vital role in U.S. policy in the Middle East. The kingdom is the third-largest recipient of U.S. military and economic assistance in the world, and Washington has deployed an F-16 fighter squadron and a battery of Patriot missiles to prevent a spillover of the war raging in neighboring Syria. Jordanian officials say about 1,600 U.S. servicemembers are based in the country.