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
Merkel’s Gulf visit reflects Germany’s growing regional clout
By : Dr. Manuel Almeida :: The media’s fixation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s uncovered head seized the spotlight in her otherwise characteristically discreet visit to Riyadh and Abu Dhabi earlier this week. Her low profile is a good analogy
Yemen’s implosion endangers global trade
By : Baria Alamuddin :: The Yemen war is often regarded as a remote, localized conflict in Saudi Arabia’s backyard. But US military strategists warn that developments in Yemen pose a geostrategic threat to world trade and the regional balance
Trump’s chance for eternal legacy centers on Iran
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: A historical legacy is something that can be remembered for centuries and millennia. Any leader whose name has remained in people’s memories for years was someone who helped usher in fundamental and deep socioeconomic,
The elixir of life?
By : Zaid M. Belbagi :: The recent passing of Emma Morano, 117 — the last remaining person known to have been born in the 19th century — coupled with news that the duke of Edinburgh will stand down from
The significance for Syria of Erdogan-Putin meeting
By : Yasar Yakis :: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin last week in Sochi, Russia. The most important item on the agenda was the creation of “de-escalation” zones in various parts of
Is Tony Blair back?
By : Dr. Azeem Ibrahim :: Since Blair’s intervention in the ongoing Brexit debate in the interview in the Mirror on 1st May, many in the liberal centre of British politics have been hailing his announced return as some kind
Terrorism and sectarianism when combined pose immense danger
By : Hassan Al Mustafa :: Two important security events took place in Saudi Arabia within a few days. A terrorist attack in the eastern city of Saihat, where two security men were killed after being attacked by an armed
Terrorism in Egypt: A disease that needs chemotherapy, not surgery
By : Mohammed Nosseir :: “Although we invented war, I can’t understand or imagine how people can decide to blow themselves up,” said a Western acquaintance who was seeking my help to understand the sick behavior of suicide-bombers (that I,
The Westphalian model to resolve Mideast conflicts
By : Raghida Dergham :: The prestigious German think-tank Korber-Stiftung recently raised a question regarding whether the Westphalian model can be implemented in the context of peacemaking efforts in Middle Eastern conflicts, while surveying the identities of the local, regional
Alitalia downfall: What Gulf airlines can learn from Etihad’s ‘arrivederci’
By : Frank Kane :: The decline of Alitalia, Italy’s flag carrier, has lessons for the aviation industry and more particularly the Arabian Gulf airlines competing globally as “super connectors.” The first, obvious lesson is that any would-be world contender
Brands and creating an alternate reality
By : Fahad Suleiman Shoqiran :: Brands draw from the activity of human life. They draw on the imagination and dreams by linking them to the extent of the capability to possess or consume. The brand is about to almost
Re-evaluating the case for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Over the past few years, women have been increasingly active in Saudi Arabia as they sought to take part and have respected positions in the country. At the same time, the challenges women are facing
Prison within prison: Could hunger strikers unite Palestinians?
By : Ramzy Baroud :: The ongoing Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike is rooted in a Palestinian political context, as much as it is in Israeli oppression and violations of international law. The most obvious of such Israeli violations is that
Donald Trump’s grand ambitions in the regional
By : Fawaz Turki :: He brags. And he does it with impressive ease. As a case in point, President Donald Trump proclaimed recently that his first 100 days in office have been among “the most productive in US presidential
The Washington-Riyadh counterterrorism relationship
By : Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin :: On Friday 10 February 2017, CIA Director Mike Pompeo awarded Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, the George Tenet Medal for his distinct intelligence counter-terrorism work, which has made
A possible political solution for Syria
By : Oubai Shahbandar :: Syria’s religious and ethnic minorities are faced with difficult choices as the Syrian conflict shows no sign of abating. They, along with the rest of the country, have suffered at the hands of the Assad
Increasing security fears threatening Hamas’ presence in Turkey
By : Huda al Husseini :: Hamas now says that it supports a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, without recognizing Israel’s existence. Hamas has depleted its funds and has impoverished the lives of Gaza’s population; it does not have
Hamas resists radical change
By : Yossi Mekelberg :: It is hardly surprising that the launch of the new Hamas document, titled “General Principles and Policies,” did not face a warm welcome, despite expressing a degree of change, including over the issue of coexistence
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