Saudi-Iran ties
Iran Saudi Arabia

Revival of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties may have an impact on the wider West Asian region  

The China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia may signify the onset of peace and stability in the larger West Asian region, as well as blunt the influence of imperialist interventions

Abdul Rahman
March 28, 2023
War in Yemen
Yemen

Yemenis mark eight years of disastrous war amid some hopes of peace

The recent China-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran may have a significant effect on the ongoing peace efforts between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Abdul Rahman
March 27, 2023
China-Russia meet (1)
China Russia

China and Russia call for greater cooperation in world politics to promote multilateralism  

During President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, both countries agreed that the solution to the Ukraine crisis will only come through political dialogue and diplomacy, and asked the NATO countries to shed their Cold War mentality 

Abdul Rahman
March 22, 2023
US invasion of Iraq
Iraq United States

Two decades of criminal invasion in Iraq and its aftermath 

Since the invasion of their country in 2003, Iraqis have not seen respite from its implications, with occupation, sectarian violence, fanaticism, and corrupt and inefficient governments—sustained by persistent imperialist interventions—marking the last two decades

Abdul Rahman
March 20, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war one year
Russia Ukraine World

A year into the war, peace seems a mirage

It has gradually become clear that the West—US, EU, and NATO—is fighting a proxy war against Russia, at the cost of the Ukrainian people, and does not desire any negotiated settlement in the near future 

Abdul Rahman
February 23, 2023
Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia Azerbaijan
Armenia Azerbaijan

Fresh troubles between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and challenges to Russian influence in the region 

Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the “blockade” of the Lachin corridor have kicked off a global geopolitical race in the region 

Abdul Rahman
January 20, 2023
War in Libya
Libya

Political uncertainty continues in Libya a year after elections were postponed

The elections scheduled on December 24 last year were postponed due to disagreements over electoral law and the candidature of interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah

Abdul Rahman
December 21, 2022
Elections in Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisian political parties term upcoming elections “illegitimate” and call for boycott

Elections are taking place in Tunisia more than a year after President Kais Saied dismissed the last elected government

Abdul Rahman
December 14, 2022