Talk about a world in upheaval. From Europe's streets to battlefields of the Middle East, turmoil seems everywhere. Governments are struggling to contain public anger, demonstrators are taking over city centres and wars are sending shockwaves through the ... See more
It's the ultimate sellers' market for crude oil. Yet Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco has just slashed the flagship crude price for Asian buyers to $5 a barrel below the Dubai/Oman benchmark. This isn't wild generosity on the part of the Saudis. It's effec... See more
There’s a new theory doing the rounds. US President Donald Trump wanted to give himself the ultimate 80th birthday present by announcing “a great peace deal” with Iran was ready to be signed. He downplayed the minor detail there are still 60 days of negot... See more
It was one of last year’s biggest diplomatic mysteries. Why did US President Donald Trump invite Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House and hail him as “my favourite general”? Was it only because Pakistan had lavishly praised Tru... See more
It’s difficult to imagine a more unlikely peacemaker emerging to halt the barrage of missiles and drones streaking across the Middle East skies. Step forward Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fresh from fighting the Four-Day War with India las... See more
