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
Trumping Trump’s claims about Muslims and the U.S.
By : Yara al-Wazir Earlier this week, Republican presidential contender Donald Trump called to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. His comments against Hispanics and Latinos have angered people in the past, but his recent remarks about Muslims
When will Lebanese Maronite parties reach an agreement?
By : Nayla Tueni Whenever there’s a crisis in Lebanon, and whenever we are close to electing a president, Christian Maronite parties tend to obstruct each other and disagree. But in June, the two strongest Christian leaders – Michel Aoun
Refugee plight shouldn’t be forgotten amid noise of battle
By : Yossi Mekelberg As the winter is fast approaching and the skies over Syria are filling with jet fighters from almost every corner of the world, it is important to remember also the plight of the refugees and displaced
ISIS’s propaganda success, and how to fight it
By : Maria Dubovikova ISIS is the first terrorist organization to have successfully gained power through the use of modern media. Its media system is working in two key dimensions. First of all, it targets the audience inside the ISIS
When will Lebanese Maronite parties reach an agreement?
By : Nayla Tueni Whenever there’s a crisis in Lebanon, and whenever we are close to electing a president, Christian Maronite parties tend to obstruct each other and disagree. But in June, the two strongest Christian leaders – Michel Aoun
Can master manipulator Trump win Republican nomination?
By : Joyce Karam When Mark Twain wrote in 1887 that “all you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure,” little did he know that it would come to define the new rising stardom
Iran’s long aim for its ballistic missiles
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh The Joint Plan of Action Agreement (JCPOA) between six world powers and Iran hints ambiguously at “addressing U.N. Security Council resolutions” regarding Tehran. However, the JCPOA further states that Iran should not undertake any ballistic
The Gulf’s climate challenge
By : Manuel Almeida Contrary to previous international conferences on climate change, the weeks that preceded the U.N. Climate Change Conference currently being held in Paris were not marked by high-profile attempts to cast doubt on the threat of climate
Trump’s Muslim hatred about winning votes, not policy
By : Chris Doyle My bet would be that ISIS supporters are rooting for Donald Trump to become President of the United States. This was probably the case even before he scraped the bottom of the fascist barrel by calling
As a political entity, Iraq is melting away
By : Dr. John C. Hulsman As a political-risk analyst, it is easy in the rush of every day to lose sight of what truly matters, the patterns behind the headlines that actually condition the world we find ourselves in.
An Unfair Invitation From The UN
By : Harun Yahya The draft resolution to the UN Security Council by France, which announced it would be escalating its aerial operations in Syria after the attacks in Paris on November 13, intended to secure diplomatic backing for this
Plan to exclude Turkey from Mideast power struggle
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Anyone who thinks the Iraqi government’s outburst, the first of its kind since the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime, is entirely against the presence of Turkish forces on Iraqi soil is wrong. The total number of
Riyadh conference key in seeking alternative to Assad
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The upcoming Riyadh conference is the first serious attempt to map out Syria’s future, and it’s the first meeting of Syrian opposition groups to be held according to official and international desire. It originated from the
Syria struggle is between countries, not groups!
By : Jamal Khashoggi I wrote an article last week warning that Russian president Vladimir Putin might be a threat to Saudi Arabia due to his stubbornness and politics in Syria. I also pointed out that it would be wise
Saudi Arabia and the UAE, the ‘shield of the Gulf’
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Our region is war-torn and fractured. We are facing multiple threats of multiple kinds. This is the most dangerous era I have ever lived through, surpassing the 1991 Gulf War when we came together
ISIS problem can only be solved by regional Sunni powers
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Should the West be involved in Syria? Or get more involved, as is now planned? It is certainly true that ISIS poses a threat to security in the West. After the recent scenes in Paris
Why should Muslims take responsibility for the extremists?
By : H.A. Hellyer “In the aftermath of yet another atrocity carried out by vigilante violent fanatics in the name of religion…” In any article beginning with those words one has to be referring, of course, to Islam. Because it
More powers enter Mideast fray. But still no real strategy
By : Raghida Dergham The scattered approaches of the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Britain, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar and others – those involved in military operations in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya – are, despite all pretenses,
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