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 »
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US-Russian convergences and divergences on Syria
By : Raghida Dergham :: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has “reassured” the world that he has an accord with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Syria. Meanwhile, the US Defense Department said it will retrieve arms supplied to
Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny to receive historic hand and foot print in LA
:: Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny will become the first Arab star in history to cement is hands and feet at the Chinese Theater in Los Angles, reported Enigma Magazine. Tamer Hosny’s historic hand and foot print ceremony will be followed
Smash hit ‘Despacito’ becomes most viewed YouTube video
:: “Despacito” — the racy Spanish-language global smash hit throbbing with sexual innuendo — racked up another record Friday, supplanting “See You Again” as the most watched video on YouTube. As of early Friday afternoon on the US East Coast,
Otaiba, secularization and the ideological uproar
By : Fahad Shoqiran :: Late thinker Mohammed Arkoun often complained of the vagueness of the concept of secularism when translated into Arabic. He said using the French term “laïcité” conveys the concept better than the Arabic word. Arkoun noted
Why are Jroud Arsal significant to Iran?
By : Huda al-Husseini :: Hezbollah fought and negotiated with al-Nusra Front and then swapped prisoners and corpses. As if what happened is in a state other than Lebanon but it’s in fact Lebanon and we’re particularly reminded of that
JASTA: Time to move on from unjustified lawsuits
By : Dr. Mohamed Ramady :: The issue of JASTA – or the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act – is now in the news as the Kingdom has started legal action to throw out lawsuits against it in the
Qatar crisis and the invasion of Kuwait
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Supporters of Doha’s government are trying to unjustly recall the invasion of Kuwait and falsely project it on Qatar’s current crisis. They have promoted the idea that Qatar is currently in danger like Kuwait once
Expert: Implementation of VAT will help streamline UAE revenue streams
:: UAE President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the landmark Federal Law No. 7 of 2017 for Tax Procedures, which sets the foundations for the planned UAE tax system, regulating the administration and collection of taxes and
How Omar Sharif landed Lawrence of Arabia role instead of Rushdy Abaza
:: Many yarns are still being spun for the Don Juan of Egyptian cinema, Rushdy Abaza, who would be celebrating his 96th birthday this week but none more intriguing than this. According to Egyptian makeup artist, Mohammed Ashoub, Abaza was
Saudi actress to appear alongside Carey Mulligan in new series
:: The US-based actress, Ahd Kamel, is currently filming a television series of a joint production between Netflix and the BBC. Kamel will appear together with British actress Carey Mulligan from The Great Gatsby and British actress July Namir who
Justin Bieber tells fans of ‘insecurities’ after cancelling world tour
:: Justin Bieber, the Canadian pop star who abruptly canceled a world tour last month, told fans Thursday he had sometimes let his “insecurities get the best of me.” The 23-year-old singer posted a confessional message on social media saying
Stop the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar
By : Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi :: There is a verse of a poem written by the great Arab poet Abu Al-Tayyib Al-Mutanabbi more than a thousand years ago that states that some facts are undeniable. In the present day, this
What does Qatar’s UN complaint mean?
By : Mohammed Al-Hammadi :: Does Qatar know what it means to enter the world of international demands and resort to the UN Security Council and international courts? I do not think Qatari officials understand this well. They think it’s
North Korea and Iran’s presidential inauguration
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is about to inaugurate Hassan Rouhani for his second four-year term as president. The process generally occurs in two phases. First Khamenei will hand his decree to Rouhani in
People in Qatar should derive lessons from Bahrain
By : Sawsan Al Shaer :: The leaders of the Vilayat Al Faqih (Guardian of the jurist) group in Bahrain led their people to a historical loss that they both paid for. Meanwhile, Qatar’s leaders are leading their innocent people
Has the left in Israel found new hope?
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: For years, Israel’s political system has been moving to the right, leaving an air of inevitability about the demise of the left and particularly of the Labor Party. Election after election, Likud has gained enough
Scrapping Jordan’s shameful law is only a start
By : Diana Moukalled :: Amid chaos, wars and crises, it is satisfying to achieve human rights victories for the women of this region. In one week, the Jordanian Parliament repealed a law exempting rapists from punishment if they married
Red Sea resort an essential element of Saudi Vision 2030
By : Frank Kane :: We are witnessing the rapid urbanization and modernization of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, and the return of the Hejaz to its former pre-eminence as a trading, cultural and leisure hub of the Arabian Peninsula.
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