Tag: Gulf

The Cost of Miscalculation/ Jawad Naqvi

With neither belligerent prepared to compromise and the conflict steadily spilling beyond…

From Hormuz to Bab al-Mandeb: A Region on the Brink/Arsal Mir

The ongoing confrontation between the United States and Iran has dramatically increased…

The Cost of Regional Brinkmanship/SA Shehzad

The fragile calm that briefly followed the latest round of hostilities between…

The Uncertain Future of the US-Iran Ceasefire/Arsal Mir

Even as missiles continue to fly across the Gulf and tensions remain…

Lebanon Crisis: Fears of a Wider War Mount/Arsal Mir

While much of the world’s attention remains focused on the Gulf, where…

Middle East, what will be the new US policy? AK Haq

After the re-election of Donald Trump in the American elections, what will…

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, reopen embassies

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations after seven…

US flies two B-52s over Gulf in message for Iran

Shafaqna Pakistan: The United States deployed two B-52 long-range bombers over the…

‘What’s the point of staying?’: Gulf faces expatriate exodus

Shafaqna Pakistan:  A popular Saudi talk show host told private businesses this…

Iran says military satellite launched amid US tensions

Shafaqna Pakistan: Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they had successfully launched the country's…

Saudi scholar calls for expulsion of Hindu supremacists from the Gulf

Shafaqna Pakistan: Militant Hindus spreading hatred and committing crimes against Muslims should be…

Hasina, Karzai join criticism of Indian citizenship law

Shafaqna Pakistan:Bangladesh and Afghanistan have opposed India’s controversiallaw-- the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) —…

US civil flights banned over Gulf, Iraq, Iran: regulator

Shafaqna Pakistana:The US Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it was banning US-registered…

India’s naval deployment to the Gulf is Anti-Iranian to the core

Shafaqna Pakistan: India’s dispatch of naval and air assets to the Gulf…

Israel suggests railway linking Haifa to the Gulf

Israel is expected to present a railway project linking it and the…

What is behind Qatar’s shift towards Israel? (Part 1)

  Over the past year or so, the tiny Gulf state of…

Huge dead zone in Gulf of Oman is far worse than feared – but what is it?

  A large ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Oman is increasing…

US, Gulf states place sanctions on Yemen supporters of terrorism

  The US, backed by a number of Gulf Arab states, has …

Gulf crisis: Why is Nawaz Sharif in more trouble than anyone else?

  There are economic compulsions that require maintenance of good relations with…

Why Britain’s support for Bahrain king is unwavering?

Since the start of pro-democracy uprising in Yemen in 2011, the country’s…