Politics

Reasons to be hopeful in 2018

Happy new year! I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and that 2018 is a…

Mohammed bin Salman: 5 things you need to know about the most powerful man in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (or MBS, as he has become known) has been…

5 things you need to know to understand the Kurdish independence referendum

Today, millions of Iraqi Kurds will go to the polls to vote on whether they…

How to change the world

The events that are taking place in Charlottesville have shocked many in the United States…

Turkey’s coup a year on: How the murky events of one night changed the course of Turkish politics

“When they appear in court, let’s make them appear in uniform suits like Guantanamo.” Turkish…

The Qatar spat: The crack in the GCC’s armour deepens

Six Arab countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the tiny natural gas-rich…

Islamic State, Libya and the new Cold War

Eyes have been on Libya in the wake of the bombing that killed 22 people…

Trump in Saudi Arabia: What you missed while the media were obsessing over Melania’s wardrobe

Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia over the weekend on his first official foreign trip, signing…

Saudi Arabia, sectarianism and the battle for the Twittersphere

Two people have been killed in the Shia-majority Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, sparking violence…