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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British PM scorned for ‘awkward’ chip eating photos
:: There is little that is more quintessentially British than tucking into a cone of chips while visiting the seaside, but Prime Minister Theresa May is being ridiculed by the media for pulling faces while eating them during a campaign
Rihanna encased in petals, Zendaya in parrots at Met Gala
:: The color red made a dramatic show Monday night in the grand parade of fashion at the Met Gala, including co-chair Katy Perry’s look, as did glittery gold and blue feathers on the back of Blake Lively. But many
The moral imperative to support Macron
By : Guy Verhofstadt :: As the two names on the French presidential election’s second-round ballot make clear, a political paradigm shift is underway in Europe. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen represent alternative worldviews that depart from, and transcend,
Electing Kingdom to UN commission good for Saudi women
By : Maha Akeel :: Western human rights groups have harshly criticized the election of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. They point to the male guardian system that controls women’s lives, gender segregation in
A deep and dangerous knowledge gap
By : Ray Hanania :: Americans are the most educated people in the world but the least educated about the world. The American education gap widens when it comes to topics of the Middle East, an area they should be
Religion and people’s exhaustion
By : Turki Aldakhil :: What was significant during the seminar, organized by Riyadh newspaper two days ago, was the statements made by officials at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs. The officials included Dr. Tawfiq al-Sudairi, Sheikh Saad al-Yahya, Sheikh
Gap in understanding means that fake news thrives
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: Is it a surprise that there is a lack of knowledge about the Arab world in the US? Perhaps not, but just how pronounced this awareness gap is — as revealed by a recent
100 days of President Trump: Flip flops or pragmatic realism?
By : Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady :: Just like pundits were split on President Trump’s election success and the reasons behind it, we are now again witnessing many acres of print in assessing the presidential first 100 days. They are
President Abbas goes to Washington
By : Osama Al-Sharif :: For Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, arriving in Washington this week will almost certainly summon a somber sense of deja vu. Donald Trump will be the third US president that the 82-year-old Palestinian leader has met
Polarized media a challenge to US perceptions of Arab world
By : Stephan Shakespeare :: We are living at a time of rising global tensions, with fears of new wars and even nuclear conflict becoming more real than at any moment since the 1970s. America appears more isolationist since the
Janet Jackson resumes tour after baby and separation from Qatari husband
:: Pop superstar and new mother Janet Jackson said Monday she will resume a tour after a nearly two-year break as she confirmed separating from her husband. Jackson, who had abruptly suspended a tour in 2015 amid the surprise news
5 things you don’t know about Baby Groot
:: Baby Groot was born at the end of the first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film, and the extraterrestrial, treelike creature is a tiny, scene-stealing superhero in “Vol. 2.” Voiced by Vin Diesel, the computer-generated character can only say one
New photo of Princess Charlotte ahead of her second birthday
:: Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, have released a photo of Princess Charlotte ahead of her 2nd birthday. The photo taken by the Duchess of Cambridge was distributed Monday, one day before Charlotte turns two. It
Iranian meddling in Bahrain: No longer in denial?
By : Baria Alamuddin :: In the years after 2011, I grew accustomed to receiving a condescending grimace from Western officials when I asked about Iranian terrorism in Bahrain. Often this would earn me a lecture about “prisoners of conscience”
Turkey under the scanner again
By : Yasar Yakis :: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on April 25 a resolution entitled “The functioning of the democratic institutions in Turkey.” The resolution received 113 votes in favor and 45 against. Unlike
Israel-Palestine peace requires fresh strategies
By : Linda S. Heard :: Enough international conferences. Enough pretending the US is an impartial broker. Every American-conceived initiative has failed primarily because they have all been angled in Israel’s favor, with no respect for UN resolutions. Most have
With $300bn on the table, Saudi Arabia gets ready for sale of the century
By : Frank Kane :: As bankers and business execs home in on Riyadh this week for the annual Euromoney Saudi Arabia Conference, they have before them a glittering prize — $200 billion worth of privatization deals to be won
Samantha Bee roasts Trump at correspondents’ dinner
:: Washington’s once-glitzy “nerd prom” was briefly upstaged Saturday as comedians and Hollywood stars gathered for jokes and jests about President Donald Trump for a tongue-in-cheek event to counter the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Late-night TV star Samantha Bee
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