Pandemic offers an opportunity for innovation
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) poses a threat on a scale not seen since the so-called Spanish flu killed more than 50 million people in...
Oil price war threatens U.S. sense of energy security
The political economy of oil prices in the United States is complicated.
The United States is the world's largest oil consumer and one of its...
Rise in petrol prices and woes of commuters
The slight increase in petrol prices has started taking a toll on average Saudis and residents. The drivers transporting students and female teachers are demanding...
Community solidarity key to getting through pandemic
About three months ago, the media started sounding the alarm regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak that was developing in China. Little did we...
When will the Yemeni war end?
Many have been asking, either for good reasons or due to ill intentions, when the war in Yemen will end, particularly ever since the...
How Volkswagen set the pace for the new era of 'smart fraud'
Welcome to the age of smart fraud.
You've got to hand it to the masterminds at Volkswagen. With its elaborate plot to fool regulators on...
Are Syrian refugees a security threat to the Middle East?
Many of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees arriving in Europe were previously living in camps and cities across Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan....
When Vladimir Putin looks in the mirror, does he see Syria's Assad?
As Russia ups its game in Syria - apparently supporting President Bashar al-Assad's regime with tanks, naval infantry and air defense systems - Vladimir...
New Saudi undertaking is of epic proportions
Earlier this week, the great and the good congregated in Riyadh at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Summit to deliberate the role of sovereign...
The West is losing the battle for the heart of Europe
A little over a quarter of a century ago, Europe celebrated the healing of the schism that Communism enforced on it since World War...
