Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian unveiled plans to finalize the draft agreement on comprehensive and strategic cooperation with Russia within the next month. “Reviews on the long-term strategic cooperation agreement between the two countries have been finalized in Russia. Iran has also examined it. I hope that in less than …

In an unprecedented turn of events, Iran and Saudi Arabia have come to a momentous agreement on March 10, 2023, which has the potential to bring about a transformative shift in the political landscape of the Middle East. After years of adversarial relations, these regional rivals have chosen to set …

The U.S. military deployed three carrier strike groups, 20 bombers and 12 nuclear attack submarines in the South China Sea last year as it apparently intensified its activities in the region, a new Chinese report found. In its report, the South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI), a Beijing think-tank, accused …

A Gulf investor with an analytical and artistic bent, Ali al-Salim pinpointed the long-term challenges Saudi Arabia faces as it reestablishes relations with Iran. While most analysts focused on the immediate reduction of regional tensions and the possible opening for an end to the eight-year-long Saudi military intervention in Yemen …

Trade and financial flows have fallen well below their peaks, and poorer countries will bear the brunt. Globalization was meant to bring the world closer together, enmeshing advanced and developing economies in a web of mutually beneficial economic and financial linkages. From about the mid-1980s, trade and financial flows between …

Spain remains a strong and dependable member of the EU and NATO and fully committed to the defence of Ukraine against Russian aggression. Summary Thirteen months on from the start of the invasion and partial occupation of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022, Spain’s response has reflected …

Now that some are predicting that the Russian Federation will fall apart, a veritable army of Moscow commentators and Western analysts are pointing to all the risks that such a development could entail ranging from chaos and violence on the territory of what is now the Russian Federation to a …

Iran offered $100 to each fighter who joined the ranks of its militias, according to Orient Net. The Syrian regime continues to exploit the tragedy caused by the earthquake that struck northern Syria last February. Confidential sources revealed that Iran recently launched a new recruitment campaign with the aim of …

On Monday, a tragic incident occurred in the city of Jindires, located in the Afrin area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where four Kurdish civilians were brutally murdered while celebrating Nowruz. The incident has caused widespread anger among the people, leading to demonstrations across the region, with demands for …

Member of the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces revealed the outcome of the military operations that followed the geographical termination of ISIS, confirming the arrest of 2,720 ISIS mercenaries. This came during a statement by a member of the General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Newroz Ahmed, …