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
Syria, Russia and the Arabs: Could it get any worse?
By : Jamal Khashoggi Last Wednesday, the Russians bombed Homs at noon, and the Americans bombed Aleppo in the afternoon. Both say the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is the target, while the Syrian opposition – which published
Creating space for Arabs at India’s Africa summit
By : Rajeev Sharma INDIA’s relations with the Arab world are growing by leaps and bounds. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a fine example of India’s rapid advancements in its Look-West policy. UAE is one of the two countries
Inciting a clash with Russia
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Undoubtedly, most people in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arab world are angry at the Russian intervention in Syria, as it comes in the context of supporting Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which has committed the most atrocious
A royal solution to Libya’s chaos
By : Abdallah Schleifer Over the past year Bernardino León, the U.N. Special Envoy to Libya, has been mediating between the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tobruk and the rival Islamist-dominated General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli. The Libyan government
Syria, Russia and the Arabs: Could it get any worse?
By : Jamal Khashoggi Last Wednesday, the Russians bombed Homs at noon, and the Americans bombed Aleppo in the afternoon. Both say the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is the target, while the Syrian opposition – which published
Avoiding a clash between Saudi Arabia and Iran
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed This is the highest level of tension that the two neighbors, Saudi Arabia and Iran, have reached since the end of the Iraqi-Iranian war 27 years ago. For those acquainted with the situation, it’s not difficult
Are the Chinese coming to Syria?
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik Russia’s military activities, coupled with the Kremlin’s diplomatic solutions to the Syria crisis, are bringing Chinese views and actions into sharp relief. Moscow and Beijing are linked together through a number of channels, including the
Putin’s crooked road to Damascus
By : Andrei Kolesnikov When Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 28, he knew he would grab the world’s attention and upstage US President Barack Obama with his call for a united front in
Indo-Pak relations: Politics of cricket
By : Bikram Vohra With its pockets full and spilling over the mighty BCCI does not have to play Pakistan in cricket at any venue at any time and we all know that. Even PCB President Shaharyar Khan knows it
No more speeches at the General Assembly boxing ring
By : Chris Doyle It is quite some menagerie in New York as ever for the 70th edition of the U.N. General Assembly. Hotel prices shoot up every year as the world’s leaders – that motley crew of despots, Kings,
The Russians are in Baghdad too!
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed The Kremlin has been marching toward Syria and Iraq for months now, expedited by the West and Iran reaching a nuclear deal that ends international sanctions on the latter. Recent developments provide a clear picture of
Did you ask Abu Yahya about Syria?
By : Jamal Khashoggi Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from Moscow and confirmed that “both Israeli and Russian military will coordinate their moves in Syria.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had declared earlier a statement about coordination between
Egypt at the U.N. in 2015
By : H.A. Hellyer It’s the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York. A number of world leaders will address representatives of the globe’s population – including the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. It seems
Did the Russians just ‘invade’ Syria?
By : Faisal J. Abbas “No,” Assad-loyalists would rush to say when asked if the current Russian military build-up in Syria can be considered an “invasion” or indeed, a new foreign “occupation,” of Arab lands. To them, Assad is a
Moderate Islam is the solution
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Islam is being associated with the evil we witness around us. People in areas controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are pushed to flee and seek refuge from this evil that has
Ali Salem defeated them
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Some intellectuals only see the late Egyptian playwright, Ali Salem, as a symbol of normalization with Israel, and strip him of all he has offered to millions of Arabs and to the Arab culture through his
Putin has checkmated Obama in Syria
By : Hisham Melhem A few months after Russian President Vladimir Putin brazenly annexed Crimea from Ukraine, President Barack Obama dismissed those analysts who hailed Putin’s land grab as a masterful strategic coup: “Three or four months ago, everybody in
Syria refugee crisis: Arab League’s inaction is shameful
By : Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Everyone is talking about the refugee crisis overwhelming Europe – everyone apart from the League of Arab States, that is. To date it has had little to say on the topic and, as far
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