Journalist’s Disappearance Challenges Fragile Middle Eastern Pragmatism

Journalist’s Disappearance Challenges Fragile Middle Eastern Pragmatism

Saudi Arabia and Turkey, despite being on opposite sides of Middle Eastern divides, are cooperating in Syria to enable youth and women to acquire skills that would either allow them to compete in the job market or turn them into entrepreneurs. The Saudi-funded, Turkish-executed projects potentially highlight a newly found degree of pragmatism and fluidity…

Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-Terrorism Finance Measures

Global Watchdog Takes Saudi Arabia to Task for Lax Anti-Terrorism Finance Measures

A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report criticizing Saudi Arabia’s anti-money laundering and terrorism finance measures puts the kingdom on the spot 17 years after the 9/11 attacks and casts a shadow over its diplomatic and economic boycott of Qatar on the grounds that the Gulf state supports militants. In a nod to the kingdom,…

Debunking Alt-Media’s Doublethink on Yemen

Debunking Alt-Media’s Doublethink on Yemen

Many in the Alt-Media Community aren’t aware of the doublethink that pervades the Iranian-influenced discourse on Yemen, and a critical analysis of the three most prominent examples of this in practice could assist Tehran in avoiding unnecessary narrative shortcomings and ultimately optimizing its regional message. The Alt-Media Community is a diverse network of multipolar-minded activists…