World Digest
Tricky trends of US president nomination
Gulf News Editorial The United States president nomination circus rolls into South Carolina for Republicans in a primary on February...
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The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is leaving, but the troops are staying
Washington Post Tim Craig Gen. John. F. Campbell, commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, arrived here 18 months ago expecting...
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Russia is the big winner in Syria’s flawed ‘truce’
The Guardian Shashank Joshi As Russian airstrikes help the Assad regime make gains, and refugees flee to Europe, the agreement...
Read morePakistan’s dilemma: To change or not to
In sharp contrast to the urgent need for reviving the flagging farming economy, the government continues to push ahead with...
Read moreHow Sanders Exposed Clinton
Wall Street Journal KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL Democrats awoke Wednesday with a thought usually reserved for Republicans: Hillary Clinton is a...
Read moreGround forces reinforce Gulf states’ commitment
Gulf News Editorial The international coalition against Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is operating in...
Read moreSyrian peace hopes Are Russia and the US really on the same page?
The Guardian Editorial There comes a moment in even the most intractable of wars when those involved are so exhausted...
Read morePakistan’s balancing act between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Asia Times SALMAN RAFI Pakistan cannot afford to distance itself too much from Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, it...
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The Spoilers of Afghan Peace Process
Zeshan Kamran Paradoxically, since the ouster of Taliban regime, Afghanistan has continuously witnessed strife, instability and confrontation between the Kabul...
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Ayatollah Khamenei’s enormous dilemma
Gulf News Shahir Shahid Last week, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani fiercely attacked the Guardian Council, the ultraconservative body that vets...
Read moreEchoes of the Heart
Kazakh President satisfied with results of talks with Putin
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signified satisfaction following the lengthy face-to-face talks with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Sochi, the Facebook account of the President’s press secretary Ruslan Zheldibay reads. During the talks the parties debated a wide range of issues concerning trade and economic, investment, humanitarian cooperation, cooperation of the two nations in the […]Read More »