Category: Middle East

Pakistan Holds Joint Military Training Exercises With Saudi, Bahraini Forces

DESPARDES — The joint military training “Samsam 7” between Pakistan Army troops and Royal Saudi…

Iran Fails to Place Satellite Into Orbit, Their Fourth Failure in a Row

DESPARDES — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state…

Middle East’s $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034: IMF

Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E. and their neighbors face a future of slumping income and reliance…

Saudi Arabia Building ‘Solar Dome’ Desalination Plant in Neom

The solar dome plant will process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, and significantly…

OPINION: How the Arabs Have Betrayed Palestine – Again

The Arab world, led by the predecessors of today’s Saudi Arabia, willingly relinquished sovereignty over…

Palestinian Authority Cuts All Ties with Israel and US

Abbas called President Trump’s plan the “slap of the century” after announcement of the ‘deal…

Saudis Dispatch Relief Goods to Snow-Hit Balochistan

A massive snowstorm wreaked havoc in different parts of Balochistan in mid-January, causing hardships to…

Iranian Factory Makes U.S. and Israeli Flags to Burn

KHOMEIN, Iran (Reuters) – Business is booming at Iran’s largest flag factory which makes U.S.,…

Saudi King Salman Receives Pak Military Delegation, Discuss Enhancing Military Ties

DESPARDES — Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Riyadh today Pakistan’s Chairman…

Israel Approves Travel to Saudi Arabia Ahead of Trump’s “Deal of the Century”

Interfaith harmony, economic integration precedes political solutions? DESPARDES — In a first, Israel on Sunday…

Saudi Arabia Issues RFQ for FOUR SOLAR Projects Totaling 1.2GW

DESPARDES Report — Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has issued Request For Qualification (RFQ) for…

Will the U.S. Respond to Iran or Military Escalation is Over?

The military escalation appears to be over. DESPARDES — President Trump’s Iran comments Wednesday suggests…