Regional, ethnic and religious divisions inside Iran now pose a serious threat to the clerical regime. But the west would be foolish to try to manipulate these domestic tensions for its own political ends, writes John Bradley from Ahvaz
Unrest among (...)
Violence in Saudi Arabia shows up the cracks in the kingdom's security apparatus, John R Bradley reports
So far this month, Western individuals working in Riyadh have been specifically targeted four times. Nevertheless, the Saudi authorities have (...)
The fight against terrorism in Saudi Arabia took a new turn this week with a hostage drama in the eastern city of Al-Khobar, writes John Bradley
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif's persistent denial of the existence of sleeping terror cells inside (...)
Unrest among Thailand's Muslim minority threatens to explode into a bloody uprising as militants linked to Al-Qa'eda foment trouble, reports John Bradley from Bangkok
An insurgency by Islamist separatists in southern Thailand who have links to (...)
An attack on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia poses the biggest challenge yet to the kingdom, writes John R Bradley
An attack this week on an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia in which five Westerners, two Saudis and four militants were killed, is the (...)
The latest suicide attack, in which no Americans were killed, raises new questions about the new targets of terror, writes John R Bradley in Riyadh
Late on Saturday, a bomb exploded in the Mahia district of Riyadh, posing a real challenge to Saudi (...)
Last week Saudi Arabia announced its first elections, broke up its firstever peaceful demonstration and hosted a three-day Human Rights Conference, writes John R Bradley in Jeddah
Hundreds of Saudis marched down the main avenue of Riyadh last week (...)
At least 30 people died and more than 200 were injured as explosions rocked the Saudi capital just hours before Powell's visit, reports John Bradley from Riyadh
Four huge explosions rocked the Saudi Arabian capital late Tuesday evening, just hours (...)
The US victory in Iraq and the subsequent withdrawal of US troops from Saudi Arabia is unlikely to push Saudi or American rulers toward a radical reassessment of the historic oil-for-security alliance, argues John R Bradley* in Jeddah
The withdrawal (...)