Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity

:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »

 

Category Archives: Columns

Iran-North Korea: Weapons and nuclear connections

Dr. Majid Rafizadeh

By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: They appear to be two odd bedfellows. Iran is a Shiite theocracy while North Korea is mainly non-religious, and they do not share commonalities regarding ethnicity or geographic location. But for Iran, building alliances

Suu Kyi’s failure to acknowledge the persecution of Rohingya Muslims

Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi

By : Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi :: When Aung San Suu Kyi was finally able to collect her Nobel Peace Prize in 2012, the committee’s chairman described how her “firmness of principle” in the struggle for human rights and democracy had

Is Trump Palestine’s new hope?

Daoud Kuttab

By : Daoud Kuttab :: On his recent visit to Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas surprised many by heaping praise on US President Donald Trump. Speaking through a translator, Abbas called Trump, who had promised to “get done” a peace

Russia boosts Iran’s role in Syria, while US blocks Tehran’s passage in Deir Ezzour

Pierre Ghanem

By : Pierre Ghanem :: Relationships between Washington and Moscow have reached a new intersection relating to the Syrian conflict. Though both the United States and Russia agree on fighting terrorism they still differ on several files related to Syria.

Closer US-Saudi defense ties more crucial than ever

Oubai Shahbandar

By : Oubai Shahbandar :: Tens of billions of dollars of advanced weapons sales are expected to go ahead between the US and Saudi Arabia as President Donald Trump gears up for his historic visit. The approval and timing of

Has Saleh turned against the Houthis?

Mashari Althaydi

By : Mashari Althaydi :: Recent reports have claimed that a dispute erupted between ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis. This is good news and was also expected for a while now. Who will turn against the

Venezuela’s nightmare spells lessons for Gulf economic revolution

Frank Kane

By : Frank Kane :: Not so long ago they called it “Venezuela Saudita” — Saudi Venezuela — on account of the energy riches of the country with the biggest proven oil reserves in the world. Now they talk about

Lebanon: Extending Parliament, extending crisis

Diana Moukalled

By : Diana Moukalled :: Lebanon is living in a constitutional bubble that is about to burst because of the deficit of its political class and its inability to arrive at a new electoral law. After two consecutive extensions to

Iran’s declaration of war must not go unanswered

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

By : Khalaf Ahmad Al-Habtoor :: The pretense has ended. The gloves are off. Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan has openly threatened to destroy Saudi Arabia, except for Makkah and Madinah, if it “does something ignorant.” Can there be any

Top financiers hear the Saudi economic ‘train’ approaching

Frank Kane

By : Frank Kane :: “The train has left the station in Saudi Arabia, and it will keep moving on,” was the decisive verdict at a recent investment event in Dubai. The speaker was Borys Dackiw, managing partner of the

The separation of the South in Yemen

Abdulrahman al-Rashed

By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: There are two political groups that resemble each other in terms of seizing opportunities amid the current Yemeni crisis and they are the Brotherhood and separatist groups in the South. Both of them don’t fight

The Brexit Catch-22

Trisha de Borchgrave

By : Trisha de Borchgrave :: So long as the EU will not allow Brexit to be the template for further exits by its remaining 27 members, the success of the negotiations will depend on who blinks first. The tug

Trump in Saudi Arabia: Restoring what Obama ruined

Turki AlDakhil

By : Turki Aldakhil :: US President Donald Trump has described his planned visit to Saudi Arabia as “historic.” The president’s first foreign trip will be to Saudi Arabia. The visit thus represents an unprecedented case as American presidents’ first

It is not just Americans who know so little of the Arab world

Chris Doyle

By : Chris Doyle :: Should we be shocked that 81 percent of Americans cannot identify the Arab world on the map? This was the headline finding of the Arab News/YouGov poll published last week. After all, the US just

France has decided, but it is far from over

Cornelia Meyer

By : Cornelia Meyer :: On May 7, France elected 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron as president, the youngest in the country’s modern history. He won with over 66 percent of votes cast. As a former Rothschild banker, presidential adviser and economy

Agreement to establish safe zones in Syria comes into effect

Maria Dubovikova

By : Maria Dubovikova :: On May 4, Russia, Turkey and Iran signed an agreement in Astana, Kazakhstan, establishing four “tentatively designated de-escalation zones” in Syria, where the three will act as guarantors to stop hostilities for six months, extendable

Egypt’s media dilemma

Mohammed Nosseir

By : Mohammed Nosseir :: Watching entertainment programs and news broadcasts on Egyptian television a few decades ago was not only a good option for millions of Arabs, it was the only available one. The Egyptian dialect, which many Arabs

France’s clash within civilizations

Hussein Shobokshi

By : Hussein Shobokshi :: The results of the first round of the presidential elections in France brought to the fore the growing signs of the end of the traditional party system in the world, whether it is the right-wing

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