Coalition agreement a symptom of Israel’s constitutional void
At the end of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which celebrates a people’s liberation from slavery and the start of a new era, more...
How Pope Francis can win back the West and secure his church's future
When Pope Francis arrives in the United States Tuesday, he will encounter three broad groups of Catholics. There are those who feel energized about...
Abbas has little choice but to end US boycott
Palestine’s leadership made a very difficult decision in December 2017. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is also chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization...
What a climate deal means for oil markets
Over the next two weeks countries from around the world are convening in Paris to develop a global plan to address climate change. A...
New perspectives on Sadat
Four decades have elapsed since the historic visit of late Egyptian president Anwar Al-Sadat to Jerusalem. Different, and in fact more often than not...
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...
Saudi economy faces a challenging year ahead
Leading economists are forecasting that the economic slump in Saudi Arabia, caused in large part by the dramatic collapse of oil prices, is set...
Hariri needs protection from Hezbollah, not Saudi Arabia
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri emerged as an honest, caring and true statesman in his recent television interview, in which he dismissed rumors...
In praise of our healthcare heroes
A Saudi nurse returns home from his shift, and breaks down in tears because he cannot give his child the hug that the youngster...
On Canada's election trail tales of bathrobes, hairstyles, mugs and pants
One candidate had to drop out after video footage emerged showing him peeing in a cup, another hid in bushes in camouflage to catch...
