Football and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey A successful football player near the peak of…
Reshaping the Middle East: UAE leads the counterrevolution
By James M. Dorsey War planes from oil-rich Gulf states play a…
Women’s sporting rights put Saudi Arabia and Iran on the defensive
By James M. Dorsey The struggle for women’s rights to engage in…
Gulf proxy war: UAE seeks to further damage Qatar’s already tarnished image
By James M. Dorsey The United Arab Emirates and Qatar are locked…
Israel mobilises to deprive Qatar of the World Cup
By James M. Dorsey One group has been conspicuously absent in the…
Fighting the Islamic State: What about the day after?
By James M. Dorsey The beheading of a second American journalist and…
Egypt’s banning of ultras constitutes effort to outlaw legitimate opposition
By James M. Dorsey An expected decision by Egyptian football authorities to…
Islamic State: an ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia
By James M. Dorsey The meteoric rise of the Islamic State in…
Football pitches: An emerging battleground for control of Iraq
By James M. Dorsey Iraqi football pitches have emerged as an alternative…
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Forging Ties on Quicksand
Distrust of the US and questions about the reliability of the US…