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
Increasing tensions threaten Rouhani’s ability to reform
By : Marc Martinez :: Iran’s annual Quds Day in support of Palestinian liberation, held on the last Friday of Ramadan, falls during a time when Iranians flee the capital in search of cooler weather. The parade is marked by
A G-20 Summit to remember
By : Fahad Nazer :: The German city of Hamburg has just finished hosting what some observers described as a “fractious” summit of the leaders of the world’s leading industrialized and emerging economies, known as the G-20. Combined, this diverse
Breakthrough on Syria
By : Maria Dubovikova :: The G-20 Summit was much-awaited globally, mostly because of the top-level bilateral meetings held on its sidelines. The most intriguing was the first meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,
How Far will the Polarization Go?
By : Harun Yahya :: In the mainstream media more and more articles have appeared discussing the existence of polarization in Turkey. While such articles were written on occasion in the past, they are much more noticeable nowadays. Most of
Mosul — out of the frying pan, into the fire
By : Baria Alamuddin :: Pity the citizens of Mosul, who have lived through three years of repressive Daesh rule only to experience similar levels of brutality by their supposed liberators. It is a bitter irony that news of Daesh’s
Where is the Qatar Crisis heading to next?
By : Dr Ahmad al-Farraj :: As expected, the rulers of Qatar decided to carry on with their unreasonable contention, a behavior that best matches the Qatari contradictory policies for more than two decades now. Asking to extend the deadline
Are the winds of change blowing in Iran?
By : Hamid Bahrami :: Tens of thousands of supporters of Iran’s main opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), gathered in a massive convention hall in Villepinte, Paris over the weekend to call on the international
Saudi Aramco’s transformation is underway
By : Frank Kane :: After much gestation, Saudi Aramco published its annual review last week. It is an invaluable snapshot of the world’s biggest oil company in a period of transition, as it plays a crucial role in the
Vision 2030 and the future of business in the Kingdom
By : Fahd Al-Rasheed :: Saudi Vision 2030 is a bold statement of purpose that lays out how our young and ambitious nation can best address the many socioeconomic, structural and geopolitical challenges that it faces. It defines the times
Hebron needs to be on UNESCO’s ‘in danger’ list
By : Ray Hanania :: Israel is outraged that the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has put the Old City of Hebron on its “in danger” list, but the world should really be outraged at Israel. It claims
It’s goodbye, Qatar!
By : Salman Aldosary :: The only surprise that didn’t happen on Wednesday was a positive Qatari response to Kuwaiti emir’s mediation that could have ended the current crisis. The negative response was nothing new; it was expected just like
Rouhani and Trump: Together against Iran’s men with guns?
By : Amir Taheri :: STRANGE things have been happening with regard to Iran ever since the mullahs seized power in 1979. But what is happening now may merit closer attention because it represents an unprecedented convergence between the thinking
Only Saudi Arabia can stop Iran from dominating region
By : Huda al-Husseini :: A country that does not take into consideration emotions but rather believes in the death penalty, chooses to play on emotions. A country that pays some of its people to shout “Death to America” on
Bedfellows: Qatar and Iran
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi recently highlighted Qatar’s cooperation with Iran. Highlighting their alliance is critical because any policy that solely focuses on countering one player may let the other off the
G-20 — undercurrents and elephants in the room
By : Cornelia Meyer :: The G-20 Summit of the world’s most powerful economic nations concluded on July 8 in Hamburg. Although the leaders could not agree on many points, they found sufficient common ground on the following to release
Shock Qatari people are facing has been in the making for decades
By : Sawsan Al Shaer :: They are shocked, and not only because of the firm stand by the boycotting countries, but also because of the wide reaction of the Gulf people which supported the boycott, if one goes by
Why build financially inclusive economies?
By : Mark Suzman :: THE theme of this week’s G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, is “shaping an interconnected world.” When leaders get down to business, many of the highest-profile topics — climate change, counterterrorism, trade — will take center
Al Jazeera cannot whitewash its ‘terror network’ past
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: To set the record straight, I do not think any journalist should call for the closure of a media organization. But we must not accept that objecting to, and seeking to limit, terrorist propaganda
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