Middle East

How much will it cost Russia to help Iran target Saudi Arabia?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - October 28, 2026.

Saudi Arabia and Russia jointly manage global oil markets through OPEC and OPEC+.  Yet Moscow is helping Iran and its allies attack the Kingdom’s energy infrastructure...

Attacks by Iran and the Houthis on Saudi Arabia carried out with the help of Russian satellites

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 27, 2026.

Iranian-backed militias carried out a precision strike last month, hitting the pumping stations of Saudi Arabia’s most important oil pipeline. Days later, another attack hit...

Can the outcome of Israel's election change its policies towards the Palestinians?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 26, 2026.

Even if Tuesday’s pivotal elections in Israel mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decades-long political career, his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank...

The Saudi–Emirati rapprochement: unifying the front, or managing the discord?

Middle East Siba Madwar - October 24, 2026.

Talks in Abu Dhabi on 18 October between Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi defence minister, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE president, suggest...

Saudi bets fail to pay off on either security or economic fronts

Middle East Sharmila Devi - October 23, 2026.

While Saudi Arabia suffers the consequences of the wars in Yemen and Iran, it is unlikely that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman known as MBS...

Israel: First, get rid of Netanyahu

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - October 22, 2026.

The upcoming elections in Israel will, contrary to what is being bandied about, not be the most consequential in that country’s history. The short- to medium-term...

Trump wants to choose Israel’s government

Middle East The Editorial Board - October 20, 2026.

On 18 October, nine days before parliamentary elections in Israel, Donald Trump said that “anyone but Bibi” would be the wrong leader for the country. He...

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