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Gulf prime ministers’ roles will ensure the status quo

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GULF STATES

Prime ministers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are part of the ruling families. They often combine the role with that of crown prince or sovereign ministerial…

Israel’s coalition will struggle to solve Arab murders

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ISRAEL

There have been more than 100 murders of Arab Israelis in 2021, sparking protests complaining of police negligence. The spike in violence, combined with the presence of Ra’am, an…

Polls boost Modi's plans for economy and 2019 in India

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INDIA

The victories were on a scale he is unlikely to have anticipated -- and which the exit polls certainly did not. Predicted, at best, to win a bare majority in the 403-seat UP…

Media control will protect scandal-ridden Netanyahu

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ISRAEL

An opposition leader in January petitioned the High Court to remove that portfolio over alleged conflicts of interest. This followed the emergence of a recording of Netanyahu…

Ruling-family stability will prevail in isolated Qatar

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QATAR

The Saudi-led economic boycott imposed against Qatar from June 2017 was accompanied by the encouragement of opposition figures within the ruling family; 30 years ago this might…

Tensions and crime could rise in Iraq’s oil-rich Basra

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IRAQ

IRAQ: Tensions and crime could rise in oil-rich Basra

Wickremesinghe’s position grows stronger in Sri Lanka

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SRI LANKA

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who promised to deliver the amendment, assumed office in July amid a wave of protests that forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. As…

Saudi crown prince may move against his detractors

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SAUDI ARABIA

The scandal over Khashoggi’s death has been a profound embarrassment to the government, which has belatedly acknowledged that senior officials were implicated. However, there is…

Ecuador's Gabela case heightens Moreno military woes

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ECUADOR

Miilitary challenges.

Lebanon’s possible new government would still struggle

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LEBANON

This comes as the worsening economic crisis today caused Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to end fuel subsidies, abolishing a preferential exchange rate for imports. The EU is…