Turkey may be considering putting US ties above Russia
There have been some timid steps taken to save Turkish-American relations from their current difficult situation.
One was a statement by Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim...
Middle East economic slowdown will cut oil demand growth
The Middle East was the fastest growing region for oil consumption except China over the last decade as young populations and booming economies simulated...
Turkey suspects ISIS in blasts, but survivors blame government
The Islamic State is the “primary focus” of investigators after suicide bombings killed nearly 100 people at a rally here in the capital during...
Jeddah Municipality cracking down on land robbers
Earlier this year Jeddah Municipality launched a major crackdown on land encroachers. They started by bulldozing the many walled plots of land that belong...
Why Palestinians are already frustrated with Trump’s ‘peace plan’
The countdown has begun for the unveiling of US President Donald Trump’s promised “ultimate deal” between Israel and the Palestinians, one that aims to...
Oil torn between fundamentals and hedge fund positions
Successful trading rule No.1: do not enter any significant position until you have worked out an eventual exit strategy.
Rule No.1 is especially important if...
Our tourists’ behavior in Europe
Let me say it loud and clear: The behavior of some of the tourists from Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states is not...
Palestine is nobody’s client state
As US presidential adviser Jared Kushner’s Middle East plan was revealed, news outlets in Iran, Turkey and Qatar eagerly awaited the Gulf’s reaction, particularly...
Absence of civility in Austria
Recently, an Italian friend told me, “Arabs blessed us with their presence in Europe for 700 years.We have been so lucky!” Although this is...
BDS extremists are playing into their enemies’ hands
By the time Hurricane Harvey ended its destruction of the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas coast in August, 75 people had lost their...
