Persian paradox
The Iranians are quick to forget that their double-edged rhetoric has found them few friends in the region....
Saudi Arabia’s Ominous Goals in Bahrain
Iranian commentary: Since 1971, when the island of Bahrain was severed from the body of great Iran, Saudi Arabia has always had a territorial eye for this island...
The Shabeel-1 discovery
Range Resources oil discoveries announcement on May 14 2012 clearly disproves the negative rumours that emerged in April 2012...
American Plan to Incorporate Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
Iranian political observers argue that Bahrainis tend to believe that Bahrain is a part of Iran and that instead of joining Saudi Arabia, it should return to its mainland, meaning Iran ...
History of Balochistan Under British Rule
Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan in terms of area, but lowest in population and the poorest in per capita income. ...
Karzai: An Illegitimate Pact With America
That Obama in the middle of a night went to Kabul and far from the eyes of the people signed a pact and left Afghanistan`s skies before dawn, is because he was afraid of the anger of the people of this country...
First Oil wells
The first six oil wells that wildcatters drilled in Saudi Arabia were nothing and then came No. 7. How would No. 7 turn out?...
Hekmatyar: America plans to disintegrate Afghanistan
USA and NATO want to empower those minorities in the civil and military areas who are ensuring their interests. If this did not happen, they would disintegrate Afghanistan...
Iranians Mark National Day of Ferdowsi
Iranians on Sunday commemorated the national day of Ferdowsi, a highly revered 10th-century Persian poet who created Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran ...
France: Africa celebrates Hollande victory
During his campaign, Hollande did promise to put an end to the “miasma of the Francafrique” -- a statement likely to concern quite a number of African heads of state...
Oil shows in Shabeel-1
A gross section of 150m of oil has been encountered in the Cretaceous Sandstones (previously announced) whilst further oil shows have been encountered in the deeper sandstones which are currently being drilled ...
Petty Tricks Cannot Stir Up High Waves
Chinese Scholars interviewed on Sino-Philippines Row Over Huangyan Island (also known as Scarborough Shoal and Panatag) ...
In The Region, Iran Is Just Like Al-Qaeda
Iran represents no less grave a threat to our region than Al-Qaeda, and they both use the same methods, in a blatant manner...
Dead babies ground into pills sparks investigation
In China, capsules are said to be filled with the flesh of dead infants, dried then ground into powder, to be taken as a disease cure or to boost sexual performance...
What is Uncle Sam’s Asia-Pacific Strategy?
China and the Philippines have been in confrontation at Huangyan island for many days, and the Philippines & USA recently staged a joint military exercise...
Protection of Al-Hashimi as Neo-Ottoman Policies
Turkey`s overt protection for Mr. al-Hashemi, against international law, is just another example of how ambitious the neo-Ottomans can be in chasing their illusions of grandeur...
The luckiest dictator in the Middle East
For decades now, the al-Assad family, which has been ruling Syria through the skills of its police & intelligence forces, lived in a comfort provided by external balances ...
Africa’s vanishing Lake Chad puts 30 million lives at risk
In this report by Ahmad Salkida for Africa Renewal, the consequences of the vanishing lake have forced worldwide concern and some African leaders have decided to throw in a lifeline...
For girls, it is possible to dream big
Interview with Juliana Rotich, a leading African voice on tech. a web-based reporting system used as a tool to collect information from the public through multiple channels ...
Karzai Sold Out Afghanistan
The agreement that was signed on Monday of last week between Kabul and Washington has been turned into an American protectorate...
The obsession with power is a crime
Interview with Egyptian presidential candidate al-Hariri: “I will win the presidency of Egypt; the obsession of the Muslim Brothers with power is a crime” ...
Who Will Rule Sinai?
Egyptian media reported that seven police station in central and northern Sinai were closed last week because they could not be defended ...