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
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 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 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 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
America’s bad border tax
By : Nouriel Roubini The US may be about to implement a border adjustment tax (BAT). The Republican Party, now in control of the legislative and executive branches, views a BAT — which would effectively subsidize US exporters by giving
Ties asserted with King Salman’s visit to Malaysia
By : Abdulla Almadani King Salman Bin Abdulaziz chose Malaysia as a primary destination on his current Asian tour. However, this is not the first time a Saudi King visits Malaysia, both King Faisal and King Abdullah traveled there in
In a turbulent world, what is truth?
By : Harun Yahya Every day new information and documents come to light, revealing the lies that changed the flow of history. People watch in astonishment the fact that the “official history,” the truth of which was previously doubted by
Season of US-Russia deals, from Syria to Ukraine
By : Raghida Dergham The prospect for US-Russia understandings remains open, despite the decrease in momentum recently due to resurgent distrust. A survey of views encountered at the Valdai Club in Moscow this week suggest that trade-offs are still possible
The Iraqi parliament does not deserve this
By : Adnan Hussein The new fierce attack – as Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabbouri put it – against the parliament was launched by patriotic media figures and social media activists. It was particularly launched by the civilians in the
What next for Democrats?
By : Amir Taheri “What next for Democrats in the US?” This was the question put by a small group of journalists at a private dinner to a Democratic Party grandee during a recent event in London. Insisting on Chatham
Mubarak’s innocence through the eyes of history
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917, Tsar Nicholas II was arrested and accused of several charges. In the following year, he was executed along with his family, after a quick trial for treason, killings
The objecting enclaves of Saudi Arabia
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The wave of protest on social media against Saudi Arabia’s modernization plan represents those that fear change. These uncontrolled objections do in fact highlight the credit due to the Saudi government — for its struggle to
Iran believes Trump is bluffing
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh When President Donald Trump assumed office, Iranian leaders were cautious about issuing critical announcements against the new American administration or the US. Even Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is known for his inflammatory
Trump’s ‘bromance’ with Putin appears to be cooling
By : Matt Spetalnick With his administration on the defensive over investigations into alleged Russian meddling in last year’s election, US President Donald Trump is no longer tweeting praise for his Kremlin counterpart. Less than five weeks after he took
Why Trump’s Congress speech heralds his makeover
By : Trisha de Borchgrave Trump’s speech to Congress on Tuesday was, on first impression, a welcome harbinger of a restrained and more presidential attitude. Unsurprisingly, the standing ovations were by members of the GOP majority, many of whom also
A world of fear and hatred
By : Eyad Abu Shakra From the security meetings in Bonn, Munich and Baku, to the French and German elections, following Britain’s Brexit vote and Trump’s election, the world looks worried, anxious and different. Is it a crisis of priorities,
The conflicting discourse in Saudi Arabia
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed We can often spot on social media outlets a wave of refusal and protest against modernization, representing those that fear the winds of change. In fact, these uncontrolled objections give a big credit to the Saudi
An introduction to understanding President Trump
By : Ahmad al-Farraj I have written many articles about President Donald Trump and how the media has been biased against him since he ran for presidency. I later compared between what’s currently happening in the US and what happened
Punish those who falsely accuse others
By : Khaled Almaeena A report in a local paper focused on the damages inflicted on people by false accusations made to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha). Nazaha Chairman Khalid Al-Muhaisen highlighted some of the points and said that care
Toward the rising sun
By : Turki Aldakhil Asia is the biggest continent where more than one third of the world population lives. The continent’s population has quadrupled during the 20th century. The strange irony is that some geographers only consider Europe – which
How Trump plans to ‘knock the hell out of Daesh’
By : Joyce Karam While former US President Barack Obama came to office in 2009 pledging to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his successor Donald Trump has embraced more aggressive rhetoric, promising to “knock the hell out of”
Travel ban not a solution to terror threat
By : Harun Yahya President Trump concentrated his pre-electoral promises and statements on certain key topics. The most prominent ones among these topics were the issues about immigrants, war on radicalism and new international economic measures aimed at protecting the