Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
Rentier state and monarchy have been the only economical and political systems in Saudi Arabia. In 1932 and only six months after the formation of the first political system -which was a monarchy- oil was discovered in this country. Foreign aid is another source that the saudi government is very dep ...
Relying on gas revenues, the Doha leaders seek building an effective role for them in a chaotic region. Alwaght- Since the early 2000s, the Qatari leaders have been struggling to improve their tiny country’s regional position. However, being devoid of the elements of power, Doha officials had ...
Foreign investors are worried about the state of uncertainty amid power struggle of the Saudi royals. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia is one of the region’s rentier states that over 90 percent of its income is earned from crude oil exports. In past few years, Saudi leaders sought to cut reliance on oil ...
The country’s economy has grown considerable in the past few years, but major challenges are preventing its suitability. Alwaght- The Egyptian economy did well last year by growing 5.4 percent, ranking high among the African economies. But the people have begun to bemoan the government’s finan ...
Trump appeared to purposefully seek to humiliate Saudi king by saying he will not last for two weeks without Washington help. Alwaght- Since their establishment, relations of the US and the Persian Gulf Arab states have been based on great privileges to Washington. The Arab rulers have been blackmai ...
State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said that Saudi Arabia backs removing Sudan from the list of countries labeled state sponsor of terrorism and that it is a “matter of time.”
The opposition’s announcement about its stay in the Saudi-led coalition is the major concession mad ...
The protest movement in Iraq is driven by various discourse, one pro-reforms, one nationalist, and one against foreign intervention. Alwaght- The Iraqi protests continue to unfold in the capital and some of the cities for the fourth month, although now smaller numbers are taking to the streets to pr ...
Kuwait is suffering from budget deficit as its oil revenues dropped and is facing coronavirus consequences. Alwaght- The economic crisis in various countries has been one of the undeniable consequences of coronavirus pandemic over the past two years. The major global economies sooner and on a much l ...
Al Khalifa has reportedly finalized a deal to buy A.C. Milan football club. Many agree it intends to whitewash its image. Alwaght- In recent years, there has been a trend represented by a willingness by the Arab countries to own foreign football clubs. The Al Khalifa rulers seem to be no exception a ...