Is There a US-Saudi-UAE Plan to Topple Qatar’s Emir?
The anti-Iran pact US President Donald Trump struck with the Saudi, the United Arab Emirates and other Arab Sunni rulers
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Fugitive Turkish Officers May Join ISIS or Crime Gangs
The Islamic State stands to profit substantially from Turkey’s abortive coup last month. Dozens of purged or fugitive Turkish generals,
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Fraternal Coup Bid Presages Breakup of Syria’s Assad Dynasty
The death of the powerful Assad matriarch Anisa Makhlouf on Feb. 6 struck down the single unifying element holding the
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The First Bid to Oust the Saudi King and Son Failed – But Intrigue Simmers
Beset with a host of domestic and external challenges, the House of Saud is on the verge of a precipice.
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Palestinian forces detain 500 Hamas West Bankers, to thwart coup and Abbas assassination plot
Acting on direct orders from Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian special forces raided the nine PA-ruled towns of the
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Palace Putsch Attempt Rumored in Riyadh
The nonagenarian Saudi King Abdullah took the unusual step of cutting short his annual three-month holiday in Morocco after two
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