Beneath the surface of unity, Gulf royals are locked in a quiet contest for dominance – testing the limits of US oversight and reshaping alliances on their own terms. Amid rising friction between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over the balance of power in southern Yemen, Qatari Emir Tamim bin …

Europe’s belated recognition of Palestinian statehood is a naked geopolitical maneuver – part of a wider normalization push that sidelines Palestinian liberation, while repackaging defeat as diplomatic progress. Are we witnessing the birth of a state? Or the declaration of its defeat? Since its inception in 1948, Israel has never …

Taliban have absorbed former fighters from various terrorist groups into their local security forces to draw on their combat experience, a United Nations sanctions monitoring report says, warning that the practice raises concerns about infiltration and ideological alignment within their ranks. In its latest comprehensive report covering developments through Dec. …