The New York Times should worry about New York, before Makkah
Criticism of Saudi Arabia in The New York Times is not unusual these days, but a front-page opinion column in its international edition demanding...
Time for a new Sykes-Picot Agreement to fix the Middle East
It's time to renegotiate the contract that put the Middle East together.
The "contract" is the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided up most of the...
The only way forward on North Korea
Could the world soon witness another devastating war on the Korean Peninsula? That question looms large in many conversations these days. Of course, concerns...
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...
Ten reasons why the Iranian regime is more dangerous than Daesh
Western powers place Daesh at the top of their counterterrorism and foreign policy agenda, characterizing the terrorist group as the No. 1 national security...
Let's help those who find it difficult to perform Haj
Every year, Saudi authorities renew their warnings about illegal domestic pilgrims who seek to go to the holy sites to perform Haj without a...
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...
Iraq’s feuding politicians impervious to emerging calamity
Two weeks ago, Iraqi President Barham Salih nominated Adnan Al-Zurfi as prime minister-designate and tasked him with forming a Cabinet to be approved by...
Donald Trump becomes the choice of the Republican establishment
The 2016 presidential campaign is being driven by two politicians whose names are not on any ballot: Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. The Republican...
If the US wants to support Iraq, it needs to be honest about Kirkuk
The trial of strength between the Iraqi government and the Kurds over control of Kirkuk is an explosive issue. Its ingredients are the fractured politics of...
