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
Trudeau provides hope, dignity and warmth to Canadians
By : Mohammed Azhar Ali Khan The federal election of October brought a new government to Canada in November. It also provided new hope to Canadians who had been disillusioned by the Conservative government’s 10 years in power. Desperate for
Baghdad is the secret to ISIS victory
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has controlled the city of Ramadi since May. It seized the city center after Iraqi troops fled. The assault included suicide bombings – 18 suicide car bombs reportedly
Saving Europe
By : Kemal Derviş Informal discussions on the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union are now underway. With a referendum on the UK’s continued EU membership set to take place before the end of 2017, the talks are the
Rewriting Mideast history and geography at Republican debate
By : Joyce Karam “Russia flies in that zone at the invitation of Iraq…so, when you think it’s going to be a good idea to have a no fly zone over Iraq, realize that means you are saying we are
KSA fascinates Brazilians
By : Rasheed Abou-Alsamh Invited to cover the ASPA Summit here in Riyadh by the Saudi Embassy in Brasilia, I managed to invite a team from Rede Globo, the largest television network in Brazil, to accompany me to the Kingdom.
Is Sisi’s approach to governance helping Egypt?
By : Mohammed Nosseir President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seems to believe he has been authorized by Egyptians to rule exclusively, and that we must keep out of politics until he has accomplished his mission. Egypt is facing numerous challenges, but
Cameras in cockpits
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim We all are still reeling from the impact of the tragedy of the Russian airliner, which crashed over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh killing all 224 people
Is it Modi’s Waterloo?
By : Rajeev Sharma So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has just faced a humiliating defeat in the crucial elections to the Bihar assembly. But then why the post-Bihar political narrative in India has been focused on
Iryani – The chemist the Yemenis lost
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The two most famous men in the history of modern Yemen are Ali Abdullah Saleh, the uneducated former president who attained governance via military power, and Dr Abdulkarim al-Iryani, the cultured diplomat who holds a PhD
Hysteria, conspiracy and blame – the politics of air disasters
By : Chris Doyle If, as it now increasingly appears, a bomb took down the Russian airliner over Sinai, serious steps must be taken at a security, political and economic level. Overreaction is almost just as dangerous as doing nothing.
The revolving door of politics
By : Mahir Ali One of the questions Australian paramedics traditionally ask to check the mental acuity of patients who have suffered some kind of trauma is: “Who is the prime minister of Australia?” Many of them, according to a
A triumphant Erdogan should be careful what he wishes for
By : Dr. John C. Hulsman Regular readers of this column know that I have never questioned the political skills of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. What he lacks in scruples at times, he tends to make up for
Make hay while the sun shines
By : Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg US President John F. Kennedy once said about timing economic reforms, “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” In his 1962 address to the Congress when the United States was
Britain’s Emirati visitors deserve better treatment
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor I have always had great respect for British people. Ever since I bought a home in the serenely beautiful English countryside as a young man struggling to build my business, I have considered England
Moditva — India’s bane
By : Seema Sengupta Even as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sermonized African heads of state, gathered in New Delhi for the third India-Africa Forum Summit, on the urgent necessity of shaping 21st century by harmonizing the sociocultural mosaic and
Is a new Syria chemical weapons massacre looming?
By : Brooklyn Middleton Reports that ISIS used mustard gas in a recent attack underscores the looming threat of another major chemical weapon massacre in Syria. Since the U.S. and Russia-backed chemical weapons deal with the Syrian government – that
Save Egypt
By : Jamal Khashoggi It is out of love for Egypt that we call for an end to restrictions on the only influential Arab media – Saudi or Saudi-backed outlets – when covering developments there. I do not expect an
Resolving the Russian plane crisis
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed A campaign by Egyptian officials and media figures in response to recent precautionary measures taken by western countries, including the suspension of flights and evacuating tourists from Sharm el-Sheikh, won’t impact any official government decisions made
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