As part of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Gulf tour, which included Kuwait, Qatar, and Oman and resulted in the signing of 24 agreements, declarations, and joint statements across various fields, Al-Estiklal spoke with two Turkish academics about the visit’s broader implications.

Saudi Arabia’s high-profile entertainment festivals, meant to polish its global image, backfired as performers and critics condemned the regime’s human rights abuses, repression, and extravagant spending.

Tunisian leftist activist Ezzedine Hazgui said the country’s hopes now rest with its youth to confront President Kais Saied’s growing authoritarianism and revive the spirit of the revolution, expressing confidence in their ability to reclaim Tunisia’s democratic path.

As theUAE presents itself to the world as a model of Arab modernity, openness, and innovation, the walls of its ruling palace conceal an intense power struggle between two influential brothers: Thnoun bin Zayed, and Hazza bin Zayed.

Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 13, 2025, dismissed Sudanese Central Bank Governor Buraie Siddig Ali Ahmed.

Iran is reportedly planning to use Afghan refugees as a strategic tool amid rising tensions over its nuclear program and Western sanctions, raising fears of extremist infiltration.

Remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump and his Syria envoy Tom Barrack go far beyond ordinary political sparring; they highlight a deeper trend in American political culture where Islam and Muslims are increasingly framed as a permanent threat.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology to Qatar for attacking the country has raised questions about the implications of a move widely seen as the result of U.S. pressure.

Drug smuggling from Iraq to Saudi Arabia via Hajj convoys is fueling arrests, border crackdowns, and regional security concerns.

Saudi Arabia is diversifying its defense alliances with Pakistan, Iran, and Turkiye, while Egypt grapples with internal and regional challenges.

As pressure mounts on Hezbollah from both inside Lebanon and abroad, the group’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem made a striking overture to Riyadh, urging Saudi Arabia to turn the page and rally around a common enemy: the Israeli Occupation.

In a joint statement on Sudan’s war issued September 12, 2025, the so-called Quad—Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the United States—drew attention by inserting language that explicitly ruled Islamists out of the country’s political future.

Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, punctuated by “Israel’s” September 9, 2025 aggression on Qatar, Iran turned toward Saudi Arabia in search of defense cooperation, raising fundamental questions about whether the two sides could move closer.

Eyes on 33% of Saudi Arabia and 25% of Egypt: The share of Arab lands the Israeli Occupation seeks to occupy.

The Yemeni Maritime Security Partnership conference in Riyadh, which brought together representatives from 40 countries, sparked questions about the reasons behind the initiative, its timing, and what impact it might have on the ground.