Sunday, October 5, 2025

Why a deal to help Turkey deal with migrants is good for Europe –...

The chaos of thousands of refugees arriving on the Greek islands daily may soon slow if the European Union and Turkey can implement a...

Oil production freeze is only the first step

Oil ministers from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and Qatar announced on Tuesday an agreement to freeze their oil output levels provided other major producers...

Why save Lebanon?

My Saudi friend was furious. He read my article “Lebanon needs a break!” and threw some tough questions that had been around for a...

An open letter to the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs

Mr. Minister you have disappointed the city of Jeddah by imposing rigid rules to marginalize the women elected to the Municipal Council by demanding...

Fahd Abdullah Al-Mubarak takes #2 on Public Investor 100-2015

SWFI Staff has released the Public Investor 100. He ranks 2 of 100 for the SWFI Public Investor 100-2015. Governor Fahad Abdullah Al-Mubarak of the...

The wrong question of when will a ‘Muslim Luther’ come

We always wonder how Europe and America reached this level of rationality and religious tolerance. Dozens of religions, sects and beliefs peacefully co-exist there....

Flint bookends the hopes of the American middle class

The most appropriate monument for Flint, Michigan, to erect would probably be a large sculpted alpha and omega - or perhaps just a giant...

Ushering in the new digital era

We are living a new reality. The ways we socialize, exercise, work, travel, consume and trade have been updated, like new software on our...

The poor will pay the biggest price for this pandemic

Daily media updates on the number of infections and deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic tend to focus on affluent countries. Even when studies conclude...

Britain's top fictional spy also its greatest intelligence asset

In the 62 years since James Bond first appeared in print, there's no doubt he has helped boost the reputations of his real-life counterparts...

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