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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was once at the front and center of the Arab world and a significant player on the global stage due to its oil riches, ...

April 17, 2016BY Alon Ben-Meir

The Saudi-Iranian Crisis Reveals a Deep Power Struggle in Tehran

Ever since Saudi Arabia's execution of Shia dissident Nimr al-Nimr was met with violent protests at the Saudi ...

January 10, 2016BY Kamran Matin

Saudi Arabia Executed a Nonviolent Shiite Cleric—It’s Going to Cost Them Big

By raising sectarian temperatures throughout the Middle East, the Saudis risk escalating the unaffordable proxy wars they’ve already ...

January 10, 2016BY Giorgio Cafiero

Saudi Arabia’s Act of Strategic Defiance

The Saudi decision to execute Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr at this particular juncture was a strategic act ...

January 10, 2016BY Alon Ben-Meir

Iraq Must Walk a Fine Line Amid Iranian, Saudi Tensions

While many Iraqi Shiites took to the streets in outrage over Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite ...

January 5, 2016BY The Associated Press

After Years of Proxy War, Saudi Arabia and Iran Are Finally Squaring Up in the Open

Ever since Saudi Arabia executed Shia Cleric Nimr al-Nimr for terrorist offences, tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia ...

January 4, 2016BY Simon Mabon

Iran, Saudi Step Up War of Words Over Executed Shiite Cleric

Iran's top leader on Sunday warned Saudi Arabia of "divine revenge" over the execution of an opposition Shiite ...

January 3, 2016BY The Associated Press

Saudi Arabia Executes 47, Including Influential Shiite Cleric

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including al-Qaida detainees and ...

January 2, 2016BY The Associated Press