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
Why NaMo is making a mess of it?
By : Bikram Vohra Other Side of the Mirror: Why NaMo is making a mess of it After deep and introspective study I have finally figured out why Modi bashers are so frightfully busy bashing. He is not playing the
Thank you Sweden
By : Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Even when the Swedish foreign minister promised that his country will recognize the State of Palestine, we weren’t sure it would. We knew that such kind of decisions would be subject to serious pressures. The
Nothing Islamic about IS
By: Abdulateef Al-Mulhim A few days ago, a video released by the self-ascribed Islamic State (IS) showed an Australian teenage boy threatening western leaders. He was later identified as 17-year-old runaway boy who had left his home telling his mom
Will the ‘third revolution’ start from Tunisia?
By: Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi No one could have predicted that Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution would have had such a wide-reaching effect across North Africa and the Middle East. It was the self-immolation of a fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, which sparked the
We’re singing our failures and indulging in our defeats
By: Octavia Nasr Tell me how you measure success. Actually, you don’t need to tell me. I can probably find out on my own. Just as I can find out your likes and dislikes, hobbies, political views, your friends’ updates,
Saudi Arabia’s hate preachers must be silenced
By: Khaled Almaeena A Gulf paper reported the suspension of the Twitter account of a Saudi preacher who urged followers on social media networking websites to celebrate the death by suicide bombing of dozens of protestors in Yemen thought to
Diminishing benefits for OFWs
By: Susan V. Ople A controversy over the forthcoming integration of airport terminal fees in all air tickets to be purchased by passengers bound for or departing from the Philippines lays bare continued threats to benefits granted by law to
International roles in Middle East policies
By: Raghida Dergham China has no strategy, but it has a policy. This is what Chinese experts have said in the course of explaining – or justifying – Chinese policy toward the countries of the Middle East. Russia is clinging
The concept of Arab military intervention
By: Abdulrahman al-Rashed In recent history, political battles were limited. Most of the time, each epoch was distinguished by a single crisis. A crisis in a country would not extend to neighboring states for objective reasons: the political situation was
ISIS is well equipped and there is no doubting that
By: Raed Omari The perception of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as a “full-blown army” is back in the spotlight now given the difficulties the U.S.-led coalition is facing in cornering the group in the key Syrian
The World Will Attain Peace : But Not Through Political Maneuvers
By: Harun Yahya Human beings are the core element of this planet. All commercial, political, industrial, and artistic activities are carried out in this world because of us, human beings. The reason why this world exists and why it was
Silence of intellectuals and emergence of IS
By: Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi The rapid rise of the so-called Islamic State has exposed clear fault-lines in the Arab world, not least the failure of Arab intellectuals to stand up and be counted in the face of autocracy and fascism
In Yemen, neither unity nor separation is a gain
By: Jamal Khashoggi My friend Hamad al-Ammari, of the Arab Thought Foundation, invited me to their upcoming conference Morocco which will be on “Arab Integration: The dream of unity and reality of division.” I told him that if I attend,
The Turkish conundrum
By: Mahir Ali Turkey’s decision, announced on Monday, to permit Kurdish fighters to percolate across its border with Syria to aid the defense of Kobani against the Islamic State (IS) came as something of a surprise, particularly in the wake
How Iran will benefit from regional unrest
By: Osama Al Sharif Iran could emerge as a winner from the open-ended war on the self-ascribed Islamic State (IS), which has shifted attention from Tehran’s attempt to expand its sphere of influence and improve its position as a regional
The Kurdish way of fighting ISIS
By: Octavia Nasr Images speak volumes. Terrorists of the so-called “Islamic State,” or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, know that very well and employ it in their fear-instilling tactics. It is our responsibility to remember that images are
The solution to poverty lies in love : Harun Yahya
By: Harun Yahya One of the greatest problems facing the world, and Africa in particular, is that of poverty and people living on the edge of starvation. When we look at research into poverty and publications on the subject, we
The Salvation of the Kurds Lies in a Strong and Unitary Turkey
By: Harun Yahya After ISIS started advancing towards Kobane last week, Kurds became headlines all over the world again. First of all, no matter who does it for what purpose, and targeting whatever faiths or ideologies, violence in all its
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