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 dream team of Europe
By : Kemal Derviş When the International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth forecast for 2014 and 2015 from 3.7 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively, to 3.3 percent and 3.8 percent, it cited the euro zone’s increasingly gloomy prospects, including
Obama may shift policy on Assad
By : Osama Al Sharif For the past few weeks the Obama administration has been sending mixed messages on Syria, Iraq and how best to stave off the threat of the Islamic State (IS) in both countries. Naturally these messages
It is time to diversify our sources of income
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim Commenting on the volatility of oil prices, some energy experts say that it is the only consumable commodity that behaves like water in a swimming pool. It is the same if you take water from the
King Abdullah, architect of GCC pact
By : Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi On Sunday in Riyadh, leaders of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) made a critical pact promising a new era of regional and global political and economic stability. The meeting was the initiative of Custodian
The significance of attacking U.S. sailors in Turkey
By : Ceylan Ozbudak On Nov. 12, activists from the Youth Union of Turkey (TGB) assaulted American sailors in Istanbul by trying to cover their heads with sacks. The TGB is known for such attacks against U.S. and NATO soldiers
Beheadings and suicide bombings: The new rage in Libya
By : Abdallah Schleifer How many more beheadings have to take place in Benghazi and Derna before U.N. representatives or Western statesmen stop talking about the need for all parties in the Libyan civil war to sit down and negotiate
Communist Savagery
By : Harun Yahya Communism has never led to anything other than killing, destruction and suffering. Tens of millions of people have been deprived of basic rights and freedoms by communist regimes, forced to migrate, subjected to systematic famine and
Putin walks a tight rope
By : Stephen Holmes & Ivan Krastev Global temperatures are rising, but the former Soviet Union’s frozen conflicts show no sign of a thaw. On the contrary, the ice is expanding. Russia’s support for the election held by separatists in
Fragile stability in Afghanistan
By : James Dobbins Throughout these years, Afghan security forces have increased in numbers and competence. As American and other NATO forces have withdrawn, Afghan soldiers and police have filled the vacuum, largely retaining the territorial gains made during the
Beware of evil beings in the cyberspace
By : Linda S. Heard Internet users are plagued by viruses, spam and government spying, which we know is happening thanks to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. But you may not be aware that there are gangs of cheats and blackmailers
Whatever happened to the sportsman spirit?
By : Saad Dosari One of the theories trying to explain people’s attachment to sports stipulates that it brings out the primitive man in all of us. For a lot of supporters, it is not the game that is bounded
S. Koreans are coming to town
By : Abdulateef Al-Mulhim During the past 10 years, the Saudi government initiated many mega projects to modernize the civic infrastructure. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah personally launched many development projects in various spheres of life like
Saudi public and media should fight corruption
By : Khaled Almaeena A front-page headline in a local Arabic paper drew the attention of readers to 2,622 cases of financial and administrative corruption, most of them at the ministries of municipal affairs, health and education. According to the
G-20: Saudi Arabia’s focus on economic policy
By : Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi The ninth summit of the G-20 heads of government to be held in the Australian city of Brisbane on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 is different from the crisis meeting held in 2008 to save
On the growing trend to recognize the state of Palestine
By : Maria Dubovikova On Sept. 30, Sweden recognized the occupied state of Palestine, becoming the first EU member to do so. Prior to the establishment of the union, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic had already
Why a new Middle East military alliance is not new
By : Dr. Theodore Karasik New reports over the last few weeks reveal plans for a Middle East military alliance consisting of key GCC states, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco. This news is not new; the concept has been in
Saudi Arabia, the G20 summit and oil
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in the Australian city of Brisbane for the G20 summit on Thursday. His arrival was preceded by a wave of questions and analyses about the course of future oil
Your terrorism won’t divide us
By : Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia’s al-Jazirah newspaper published a wonderful headline last Wednesday. It read in bold red: “Your terrorism won’t divide us.” It’s a reassuring message that Saudis need at a time when they see their neighbors fighting
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