Reese Erlich

As US sanctions keep Western businesses out of Iran, China seizes the opportunity

December 27, 2017Economics

Iran and China are hoping to grow their bilateral trade to more than $600 billion over the next 10 years, but there’s a long way to go. Today, the two countries have combined trade of less than $15 billion, excluding oil.

Tunisia government caught between secularists and religious right

July 31, 2016Politics

For most Tunisians, little has changed

July 31, 2016Conflict

In Bahrain, still protesting

July 31, 2016Conflict

Bahrain’s monarchy stokes divisions between Sunni and Shiite

July 31, 2016Conflict

Bahrain’s labor unions split over uprising

July 31, 2016Conflict

A new union association set up to support the government is dividing Bahrain’s labor movement.

Bahrain’s changing opposition

July 31, 2016Conflict

Frustrated by a lack of progress, a younger, more militant faction of Bahrain’s reform movement is threatening the moderates.

Teenage demonstrator killed on second anniversary of Bahrain uprising

July 31, 2016Lifestyle

A centuries-old rift been Sunni and Shia Islam runs through the increasingly sectarian revolt.

Saudi youth fighting against Assad regime in Syria

July 30, 2016Agence France-Presse

GlobalPost has learned that hundreds of young Saudis are flocking to Syria in a ‘holy war’ against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia keep the protest movement alive

July 30, 2016Agence France-Presse

Though illegal in the kingdom, open dissent is alive and well in Qatif.