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War in YemenAnalysis: Saudis Consider Local Force for Yemen Fight
Because the Houthis often operate inside civilian populations, the Saudi coalition has bombed schools, stadiums, and municipal complexes, he said, destroying valuable infrastructure. “The coalition acknowledges that targeting Yemen’s infrastructure is not a goal of Operation Decisive Storm,” he told reporters on April 10. “However, military necessity dictates that Houthi militias cannot be permitted to use infrastructure as protection to prolong their war.”
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Anti-ISIS CampaignThe war to destroy Daesh forces
Various factors dictate which platform is used to strike based on intelligence, available resources and other factors. Even if a Daesh target is verified, the decision might be to delay attack until the situation develops. Some A-10 fly in direct support of Iraqi or other ground forces fighting Daesh. On other missions A-10s "are just told to go look at something and, sure enough, we find bad guys there."
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AfghanistanAfghanistan’s defining fight: Technocrats vs. strongmen
To many war-weary Afghans, former warlords such as Noor — who are accused of human rights abuses yet rule with impunity — have to be marginalized for the nation to move into a new era. To their supporters, these former warlords remain a bulwark against the Taliban, al-Qaeda and, possibly, the Islamic State, more vital than ever as the U.S. military mission edges to a close.
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Iran Negotiations: Framework AgreementWhat Arab Countries Think About the Iran Deal
The profound mistrust toward Iran, a country seen by many as expansionist, antagonistic, and sectarian, informs much of the commentary on the deal. Support for the ongoing Saudi-led bombing campaign of Yemen to reverse recent power grabs by the Houthis and roll back Iranian influence in the peninsula has also shaped the general reaction.
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DubaiAmid fears of more bubble trouble, who’d buy in Dubai?
"The region around us, with two billion people, they are all looking for an interesting hub where you can live, where you can invest, where it is safe, where it is prosperous, clean and progressive," he said.
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Turkey and the VaticanTurkey anger at Pope Francis Armenian ‘genocide’ claim
It now remains to be seen how far his remarks will impact upon the Vatican's future relations with moderate Muslim states. It was a bold decision but totally coherent with Pope Francis' philosophy of open discussion about moral arguments.
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TunisiaOpinion: It’s Time for Tunisians to Take the Next Big Step
Employment is the main area where rapid reforms are required. Tunisians need jobs — but new employment should come from an unleashed private sector, not from the government creating superfluous jobs, as it has in the past. The best thing Tunisia’s government can do for its fragile but growing economy is to clear away the hurdles that are preventing private businesses from expanding, increasing productivity, and hiring more workers.
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Cabinet ChangesSaudi king relieves health minister, second in a month
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has relieved Health Minister Ahmed al-Khatib of his post, removing a second minister handling social welfare issues in the space of a month as he reshapes the cabinet soon after coming to the throne.
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Saudi FilmIn land without movie theaters, Saudi filmmakers keep the cameras rolling
For Saudi Arabia’s tightknit community of filmmakers, the February event had more meaning than hobnobbing on the Riviera. The film festival in the eastern city of Dammam was just the second government- approved showing of short movies and documentaries in recent years. It kindled hopes — still faint — that Saudi rulers could be slowly warming to the idea of film in a land where movie theaters are banne
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Saudi - TurkeySaudi Arabia, Turkey Discussing Unlikely Alliance To Oust Syria’s Assad
The talks are being brokered by Qatar. As the partnership is currently envisioned, Turkey would provide ground troops, supported by Saudi Arabian airstrikes, to assist moderate Syrian opposition fighters against Assad's regime, according to one of the sources.
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