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
The time of Trump’s surprises and Putin’s alliances
By : Raghida Dergham The first 10 days of Donald Trump saw the controversial new US president deliver on many of his campaign promises. He has disrupted usual government business and has brought a seismic shock that has shaken Washington
Settlements that even Israel views as illegal
By : Yossi Mekelberg After nearly a decade of legal wrangling, the Israeli security forces finally evacuated the illegal settlers from the Israeli outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank. To legitimize the illegitimate, Israelis invented the euphemism of
Resetting Saudi-US relations
By : Fahad Nazer It has become commonplace for political pundits to declare that bilateral relations between two nations have been “reset” soon after a new government or leader comes to power in one or both countries. That has been
Greece’s record as a ‘friendly’ neighbor to Turkey
By : Sinem Cengiz Tensions have once again risen between neighbors Turkey and Greece over the Aegean islets of Kardak (Imia in Greek), on which both countries lay claim. On Jan. 29, Turkey’s Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, accompanied
Donald Trump and the road to presidential humility
By : Pierre Ghanem In recent days, Trump supporters have had reason to cheer his early executive actions that have been in line with his campaign promises. He announced his Supreme Court pick, he announced a new military strategy to
Return of an international armed conflict over Iraq
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The new US President Donald Trump criticized his predecessor Barack Obama several times. He said that Obama has left Iraq an easy target for the Iranians, squandering $3 trillion efforts deployed by the US to build
Islam amid France’s elections
By : Nahla Chahal It is believed one of the reasons Allan Juppé was unable to win the nomination of France’s political right in the upcoming May election, was his yielding position on the issue of Islam in France, or
Trump ban is a firm and correct decision
By : Mohammed Al Shaikh We can’t conclusively claim that President Donald Trump’s decision, to prevent citizens of Iran and six other Arab countries from entering the US, was a verdict directed at Muslims. Had the US president aimed his
Attacking Trump and the immigration law
By : Mamdouh AlMuhaini The Trump administration’s decision to temporarily ban citizens belonging to seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States has stirred a lot of controversy. The new American administration said the ban is not permanent and it
India is yours if you have lost most of your possessions
By : Turki Al-dakhil “India is yours if you have lost most of your possessions.” This is a proverb our grandparents and parents often said in the Arabian Peninsula. They traveled East and West, from Egypt to India. The Gulf
Is Iran testing Donald Trump?
By : Mshari Al Thaydi Was the Khomeini republic testing the will power of the new US President Donald Trump when it launched a ballistic missile that traveled more than 900 kilometers and then exploded before reaching its target in
Trump, Iran and mixing up the issues
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed We have wasted many years without differentiating between Iran’s interests and our own interests and without differentiating between honest causes and fake ones. The Iranian regime has succeeded in exploiting our causes, such as the Palestinian
Can the region be home to the new Silicon Valley?
By : Yara al-Wazir The Middle East has the resource and potential to become home to the new Silicon Valley – what is getting in the way is not investors, entrepreneurs, or the lack of ambition, rather the legal pitfalls
The heresy called cinema
By : Turki Aldakhil Some call the talk of cinema in Saudi Arabia as strange as it is impossible for them to imagine the presence of this form of art in our country. However, history actually contradicts this perception. Dr
How many expatriates will leave?
By : Mahmoud Ahmad I HAVE received many requests from my expat friends to highlight the issue of the fees to be imposed on expats from the first half of this year. Many are worried how the imposition of the
Has Trump’s seven nation ban been misunderstood?
By : Peter Harrison Every country has a right to defend its borders, but there has to be a better way than the approach Donald Trump has taken with his blanket ban of nationals from the seven listed countries. It
The heresy called cinema
By : Turki Aldakhil Some call the talk of cinema in Saudi Arabia as strange as it is impossible for them to imagine the presence of this form of art in our country. However, history actually contradicts this perception. Dr
Telephone diplomacy between King Salman, President Trump
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Some inciting voices have condemned not including Saudi Arabia in the recent American travel ban list. American President Donald Trump did not categorize Saudis as terrorists and did not ban them from entering the country. Above
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