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 »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Columns
France should wake up Europe about Iran
By : Dr. Manuel Almeida :: This past week, France’s foreign minister was the latest high-profile Western diplomat to tour the Gulf in search of a solution to the Qatar crisis. Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit to Doha, Jeddah and Abu
Free Speech or Terror TV? Al Jazeera’s Support for ISIS and Al Queda
By : Thomas C. Mountain :: Al Jazeera’s Arabic TV channel has been promoting both ISIS and Al Queda/Al Nusra for years now. ISIS and Al Nusra representatives appearing on the channel are greeted with “welcome back brother” and when
Trump’s new policy toward Havana
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: It is hard to escape this strong feeling that US President Donald Trump has a long list of his predecessor’s policies and achievements that he is on a mission to undo. As months have gone
Turkey drops Darwin’s theory
By : Harun Yahya :: TURKEY recently made a decision to remove the teachings of the theory of evolution from the curriculum taught in classes, a move that is contrary to how the world approaches this subject. The news spread
Qatar and the bribing of journalists
By : Dr Ahmad al-Farraj :: All indications suggest that Qatar is counting on buying time and internationalizing the Gulf crisis. To achieve this end, Doha recruited all its media outlets inside the country and abroad to forge facts. It
The end of Lebanon
By : Diana Moukalled :: The battle of Jaroud Arsal, launched by Hezbollah on the Lebanese-Syrian border, has multiple goals. This battle was waged after a primary Russian-US agreement regarding safe zones in Syria. Iran apparently did not welcome this
It is time to present all the evidence against Qatar
By : Abdel Latif El-Menawy :: The first public mention of the new principles regarding Qatar adopted by the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) came when UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy held a press conference discussing developments in
Trump kicks the Iranian can down the road
By : Amir Taheri :: Over the past six months, in one way or another, US President Donald Trump has kicked several of the cans inherited from his predecessor Barack Obama down the road. After several attempts to abolish it,
The UN is failing Myanmar’s most vulnerable
By : Azeem Ibrahim :: Myanmar is a difficult country to work with. While finally emerging out of half a century of self-imposed isolation to the world stage it remains stuck in many of its old habits, habits that are
America acknowledges: Assad stayed in power thanks to Russia, Iran
By : Huda al-Husseini :: The Mercer Island High School’s magazine The Islander recently conducted an interview with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Mattis is a retired four-star general. He was a NATO official and a commander of the
US, Russia converge on terrorism, diverge on Iran
By : Raghida Dergham :: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins his visit to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar on Sunday, burdened by his differences with the US, Germany and the EU, his domestic problems, and his weak position in
Al-Aqsa crisis is Tillerson’s first real Mideast test
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: The stars were perfectly aligned for Rex Tillerson. As secretary of state under a Republican president whose party enjoys a majority in both sides of the house, and given the massive damage done to
Tensions in Jerusalem are explosive
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: No place encapsulates the ills of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the desperate need for peace as much as the city of Jerusalem. The city of peace might appear peaceful at first glance. Nevertheless, unrest has
Brexit negotiations off to a bad start
By : Cornelia Meyer :: On July 20, the chief Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier, for the EU, and David Davies for the UK held a press conference to mark the conclusion of the first instalment of divorce talks between the
Iran’s institutionalized corruption
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Hossein Ferydoun, the brother of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, was recently detained on charges linked to financial corruption. Intriguingly, Ferydoun is also a top aide to Rouhani, and enjoyed high-level contacts with the Obama
US warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Iran does not return Americans
:: United States President Donald Trump’s White House dialed up the pressure on Iran Friday, demanding the quick return of Americans detained in the Islamic Republic. “President Trump is prepared to impose new and serious consequences on Iran unless all
Israel-Palestine solution requires good leadership
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: As I was packing up to return from a visit to Israel and Palestine, the shooting of two Israeli policemen close to the Haram Al-Sharif, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, took place. The
How Palestinians were pushed into a corner
By : Ramzy Baroud :: In early October 2016, Misbah Abu Sbeih left his wife and five children at home and drove to an Israeli police station in occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem. The 39-year-old Jerusalemite was scheduled to hand himself
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