The Gulf Kingdoms Are Finally Waking Up to Hindu Extremists’ Inherent Islamophobia

April 22, 2020

Three back-to-back developments over the past week prove that the Gulf Kingdoms are finally waking up to Hindu extremists' inherent Islamophobia, the threat of which Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kha…

Saudis Launched Oil Price War After ‘MbS Shouting Match with Putin’

April 22, 2020

Opinion

A telephone call last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman degenerated into a shouting match just before Riyadh decided to flood the market with oi…

Arab Countries Face Real Shake-Up of Economies and Their Geopolitics Amid Corona Crisis

April 22, 2020

Opinion

Gulf Arab countries have nowhere to look for a bailout of their own private sector, like in the UAE, once the envy of the Arab world, as the banks just can’t pull it off. New friendships can flourish …

Blame Game, Oil Edition: ETFs, Regulator Failure, Wall Street Fraud or COVID-19?

April 22, 2020

Opinion

The epic 2020 oil crash is the unintended consequence of several factors converging for 30 years: regulatory failure, reckless central-bank money printing, and Wall Street fraud. When central banks na…

A Government Against the People

April 22, 2020

Opinion

The 24/7 intensified media coverage of the coronavirus story has meant that other news has either been ignored or relegated to the back pages, never to be seen again. The Middle East has been on a boi…

Neil Ferguson, the Liberal Lyssenko

April 22, 2020

Opinion

In the early days of the Cold War, it was customary in the West to make fun of the blindness of the Soviets who believed in the nonsense of Professor Trofim Lyssenko. The First Secretary of the Party,…

COVID-19 has a Grandma, Grandpa and Great Grandpa. Where Are They?

April 22, 2020

Opinion

The search for the genesis of Covid-19 is developing into an epic story. Thanks to the insinuations by the US President Donald Trump — ‘China virus’, ‘Wuhan virus’, etc. — that were explosive in their…

Trump Plays with Fire

April 22, 2020

Opinion

President Donald Trump could end up starting a war – either a civil war at home or an international one with China. Such is this president’s demagogic knack for wriggling out of responsibility for pro…