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
North Korea and the strategic distraction
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik While the first week of 2016 saw dramatic geopolitical shifts and sectarian hardening throughout the Middle East and Muslim world due to the Saudi-Iran confrontation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea,
Iran’s elections and a challenge named Hassan Khomeini
By : Camelia Entekhabi-Fard While recent tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia is still considered a major topic in Iran, domestic news of two upcoming elections are also making headlines. Elections to nominate the next parliament and Iran’s Assembly of
Middle East should be Far from the Madding Crowd
By : Harun Yahya Two superpowers, two reliable Islamic countries, both rich in terms of military power and economic wealth together holding one fourth of the entire global oil reserves have been headlining the news. Iran and Saudi Arabia like
Can the private sector solve the Saudi unemployment problem?
By : Samar Fatany A Commission for Job Generation and Anti-Unemployment was recently established to address the decline in oil prices and a youth unemployment rate of 29.43 percent among Saudis aged 15 to 25 as of 2013, according to
Prospects for mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
By : Raghida Dergham It was only natural for the international community to condemn the assault on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, which was reminiscent of previous attacks on the U.S. embassy in Tehran after which Americans were hold hostages
Saudi Arabia, a target of hypocrisy and double standards
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor To my astonishment and dismay Western powers, human rights groups and international institutions have ganged-up against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alleging ‘human rights abuses’ over its execution of 47 terrorists, tried and sentenced
India’s Nairobi surrender
By : Seema Sengupta The 10th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting held at Nairobi last year has exposed the glaring chinks in Narendra Modi government’s diplomatic armory. And Indian interlocutors returning empty handed from the conference virtually puts to
Assad reveals his latest weapon of war
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Syria’s President Assad is not engaged in a conventional war. He is not using armed forces against other armed forces. He is not even engaged in a conventional civil war: using armed forces against rebels
Deepening Saudi-Pakistan ties
By : Muhammad Waqas Historically, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have enjoyed a deep and longstanding bond based on their common geopolitical interests and a large number of expatriate Pakistani workers in the Kingdom. The visit of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed
Allowing youth in malls
By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh I was extremely happy to read on Friday that Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal ordered lifting the ban on young men entering shopping malls and markets on the weekend. This banning of young men in malls,
World doing little to curb North Korea’s nuke ambitions
By : Abdullah Hamidaddin Why does it matter for people in the Gulf to closely follow the North Korean nuclear program? In 2006, the country launched its first nuclear test, by 2013 it had reached its third. The country insists
Starving to death in Madaya among ‘walking skeletons’
By : Brooklyn Middleton There is perhaps no greater evidence of the collective failure to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people than the photographs showing rampant starvation in Madaya. Choked off from critical humanitarian aid for months, officials from
The autumn of the Arab patriarchs
By : Hisham Melhem Five years ago this month, a 26-year old Tunisian street vendor known only to his family and friends died after he set himself on fire. The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, who snapped after another humiliating encounter
What Middle East are we to expect in 2016?
By : Eyad Abu Shakra Pictures of an emaciated man from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, who died after failing to exchange his car for some food, may best reflect the latest development of
Privatization of service sector
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed I frequently use the Riyadh and Jeddah airports. I feel that these airports test passengers’ patience due to bad services and hours of waiting. Although these airports have only witnessed simple improvements, travelers seem to be
A system to protect migrants
By : Peter D. Sutherland The Mediterranean migration crisis has delivered two critical lessons. First, Europe and the international community have grossly inadequate systems for protecting vulnerable migrants. Second, in the absence of such systems, populist leaders will prey on
Has the Shahada really become fair game?
By : Zaid M. Belbagi Where do we draw the line? Given that we live in increasingly mixed societies, with people of different faiths and backgrounds, should there be limits on free speech when it is offensive? For the sake
Is Facebook the answer to the expat workers’ dilemmas?
By : Yara al-Wazir Gulf states are home to over 2.4 million domestic workers, according to Human Rights Watch. Yet these migrant workers, often of Southeast Asian origin, at times experience little protection. There have been cases in which expat
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