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 »
After Ramadi, there’s one more chance to save Iraq
By : Dr. John C. Hulsman There is no doubt that from a strategic perspective, the retaking of Ramadi—the capital of Sunni-dominated Anbar province in Iraq—amounts to the best news for anti-ISIS forces for a very long time. The shocking,
The fate of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani
By : Diana Moukalled A video was recently leaked purportedly showing Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, while he visited fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo – or at least that’s what the video’s
The seesaw relationship
By : Shashi Tharoor Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan, on Christmas Day brought his hyperkinetic year of global diplomacy to a headline-grabbing close. It also raised serious questions about the direction of the highly fraught
Why exclude Nimr al-Nimr from punishment?
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed A New York Times reporter in Tehran deleted his tweet that all the convicts executed by Saudi Arabia on Saturday were Shiite, and clarified that this was untrue. However, he did not say only four of
Saudi Arabia and Iran: Ideology or politics?
By : Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi Saudi-Iranian relations are now at the lowest level since the Iran-Iraq war. The low level is the result of several accumulated incidents, the most recent of which were the attacks on the Saudi Embassy in
Saudi-Turkish cooperation: Opportunities and challenges
By : Raghida Dergham The strategic cooperation council established by Saudi Arabia and Turkey is one step above a bilateral alliance, and its goal goes beyond restoring balance to Sunni forces in Iraq and Syria, and thus requires an in-depth
Between a rock and a hard place
By : Osama Al Sharif The crisis of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood group is deepening, less than two years after internal differences first came to the surface. The 70-year-old movement is facing existential challenges as defections from the Islamic Action Front
Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood has become one big message
By : Raed Omari It would be no exaggeration to say that Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood is perishing. Given the widening cracks within the long-established group, which led to hundreds of leaders recently submitting their mass resignation, the kingdom’s Islamist movement
Gulf Arab states to hold extraordinary meeting on Iran
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Gulf Arab states announced on Tuesday it will hold an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh on Saturday to discuss tensions with Iran after attacks on Saudi missions there. Saudi-Iranian tensions threaten to derail efforts to
Algerian government lays out draft constitutional reforms
Algeria’s government unveiled on Tuesday draft constitutional reforms that include limiting future presidents to two terms in office and obliging the head of state to consult parliament on naming prime ministers. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, re-elected in April 2014 to a
U.S. soldier killed in Afghan mission
A U.S. soldier was killed and two wounded Tuesday in an operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, where Afghan troops are battling to push back Taliban insurgents, U.S. and NATO officials said. The troops had come under fire while conducting a
Saudis back Syria talks despite Iran row
Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday its breach in relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another round of which is scheduled in Geneva this month. Riyadh and Tehran have attended previous talks and support opposing sides in the
Recounting horror: Iran refused to help Saudi diplomats under attack
Saudi officials from the embassy in Tehran, who have arrived safely in the Kingdom, have accused the Iranian government of doing nothing to protect them from a mob in the city earlier this week. Mohammed bin Ali-Qaidhi, who was among
Jordan confirms 12,000 Syrian refugees amassed at border
Jordan has acknowledged that more than 12,000 Syrian refugees have amassed at its border, awaiting entry. The confirmation by government spokesman Mohammed Momani comes after Jordan initially dismissed a similar estimate provided by the U.N. refugee agency as exaggerated. Momani
Our judiciary is transparent, independent: Justice minister
Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani on Tuesday reiterated that trials in the Saudi courts, including terror-related cases, have to follow rigorous procedures in terms of providing evidence. He explained that at the first stage of litigation, three judges preside over the
Bahrain cuts all air links with Iran: Official media
Saudi Arabia’s Sunni-ruled but Shiite-majority ally Bahrain followed Riyadh’s suit on Tuesday and cut all air links with Iran across the Gulf, official media reported. The decision comes a day after Manama broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran amid an
Egypt rights group visits prison, but says access lacking
Egypt’s state-sanctioned human rights body says a delegation was able to visit a prison holding Muslim Brotherhood leaders but that authorities sharply limited access to prisoners. George Ishak, a member in the National Council for Human Rights, says the delegation
ISIS territory shrinks in Iraq and Syria: U.S.-led coalition
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) territory shrank by 40 percent from its maximum expansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting
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