LONDON: Jordan is facing mounting tension with neighbouring Syria amid signs that it has moved to a more active role in support of the rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Bashar al-Assad, it sometimes seems, is lucky in his enemies. Controversy and bitter recriminations have been raging in their ranks since the leader of the Syrian opposition coalition (SOC), Moaz al-Khatib,
Tunisia provided the first spark of the Arab spring and became the poster child for its positive achievements: the overthrow of a dictator with relatively little bloodshed, an orderly transition, free elections and the rise of
LONDON: Forging better relations between Iran and Egypt is turning out to be harder than the Islamic Republic might have imagined after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak — the biggest upheaval of the Arab
LONDON: Britain is prepared to back a key vote recognising Palestinian statehood at the United Nations if Mahmoud Abbas pledges not to pursue Israel for war crimes and to resume peace talks.
SAUDI-watchers and bloggers — and the official media — are having a field day over the appointment of the kingdom’s new interior minister, Mohammed Bin Nayef.
BRITAIN’S relations with Saudi Arabia and other wealthy Gulf states are coming under strain because of mounting nervousness over the changes the Arab Spring has brought to the Middle East.
