Tillerson achieves diplomatic breakthrough
The visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to inaugurate the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council was not only a breakthrough...
World has chance to put peace on the region’s agenda
A calamity may also be an opportunity for a new beginning, with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ushering in a new era in the Middle...
Millions going hungry amid Coronavirus crisis
Tucked away in the largely unread center pages of the world’s press last week was a warning that should be ringing alarm bells in...
The best reason for Iran deal? The West will learn where to drop bombs.
In the emotional debate in Congress over the Iran nuclear deal, both sides claim they do not want war.
But their ways to avoid it...
How many hours must a Saudi work to buy an iPhone?
I read recently that an Egyptian has to work 353 hours to save enough money to be able to buy an iPhone 6. In...
China: Inward challenges and foreign appeasement
Local developments in China in 2019 will reflect on its foreign policies in 2020, especially on matters concerning the world’s most powerful countries or...
Need to confront dangers within Lebanon rather than locating Hariri’s whereabouts
Is the real “substantial” problem in Lebanon today about the form of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation and where he resigned from? Or is...
The Iranians should not think they can meddle in the region without consequences
If the aim of the Trump administration’s decision to toughen its policy towards Iran was to encourage better behaviour on the part of Tehran, it does...
Why you can't just wipe out mosquitoes to get rid of the Zika virus
On Saturday Colombia's national health institute confirmed that more than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the Zika virus, which has been linked...
Putin may be rethinking why Russia is in Syria
Parts of the world are cautiously easing lockdown restrictions and attempting a return to some sort of normality, having overcome the worst of the...
