Month: January 2016
On January 7th , it was reported that the Iranian embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, was bombed by a Saudi airstrike. The attacks is probably deliberate after heightened tensions between the two countries these recent details. The details about the incident ...
Oil prices hit their lowest level since summer 2004 this week, continuing the rapid shift that began in July 2014. The global benchmark, Brent crude oil, closed trading Jan. 8 at $33.37 per barrel, closing out the lowest week of prices in more ...
The fallout of Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shiite cleric is spreading beyond a spat between the Saudis and Iranians, as other Middle East nations choose sides and world powers Russia and China weigh in. Relations between Saudi Arabia and ...
Jacky Hugi is the Arab affairs analyst of Israeli army radio Galie-Zahal, a columnist for the business newspaper Globes and the former Arab Affairs correspondent for Maariv A new version of the Quran in Hebrew has just been added to the nation’s ...
The agreement reached last month , December 12th after two weeks of discussion, is more original than historical. It is the first time ever that 195 states members of the United Nations chose the same direction against climate change. ...
Forecast Political and social turbulence in the Middle East will continue to foster the rise of terrorist groups, some of which will have the motivation and capability to attack U.S. interests. As the United States looks to address these threats, ...
The country of Nicolas Maduro just started its political transition. After he lost the National Assembly to the opposition coalition, the successor of the charismatic Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro is running out of options for to maintain the country under control. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s financial ...
Forecast Thailand’s unpopular crown prince will succeed the country’s beloved but aging king, depsite speculation otherwise. An orderly succession process will reduce immediate political uncertainty in Thailand and support the ruling military junta’s near-term efforts to remake the country’s political ...
Analysis Satellite imagery obtained through our partners at AllSource Analysis show the continued hectic Russian presence at Bassel al Assad air base. An Su-24 can be seen on the runway ready for take off, while what appears to be an ...
Moscow’s plans to strengthen its military presence in the Artic Circle make Neighboring countries nervous. Although the crisis in Ukraine continues to focus attention on Russia’s western border, Moscow is seeking to exploit a more lucrative prize along its ...