Middle East needs to find shelter from its perfect storm
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a public health emergency and a steep reduction in oil prices, which represents a perfect storm for...
Assad becoming an expensive client for Moscow
In several media interviews last week, James Jeffrey, the US special envoy to Syria, signaled that Washington had taken part in talks with the Russians....
Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan: A time of disenchantment
Obviously, the circumstances of the separatists in Catalonia and Iraqi Kurdistan have nothing in common since the political and geographical situations are different. But...
At last, some order in Lebanon’s finances
Political settlement in Lebanon has been brought back to life. This is because the Lebanese parliament has passed its first budget since 2005, the...
NEOM a new life generation; a proposition immune to death
Masayoshi Son is not just the richest man in the world or just the leader of investment in modern technology and just the leader...
Saudi women’s work and challenges in the council just starting
I was disappointed, dismayed and depressed to say the least. Before the news came out, many women and men supported the stand taken by...
Tillerson achieves diplomatic breakthrough
The visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to inaugurate the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council was not only a breakthrough...
Imperial overreach How Putin's move into Syria could bring his government down
In his United Nations speech on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the world to join Russia's fight against terrorism while preserving Syria...
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...
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...
