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3 weeks ago | 
theartnewspaper.com | Faisal Saleh |Hadani Ditmars |Anni Irish
As the director of the Palestine Museum US, I am thrilled to announce that we have taken the bold step of establishing a permanent presence in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. This marks a significant milestone in our long-planned phase of expanding our museum to major cities in the US and around the globe. Edinburgh will be our first outpost, with similar initiatives planned for Chicago, Washington, DC and London over the next year or two.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Faisal Saleh
Much has been said about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial meeting at the White House, and it generated many images, if not “conspiracy theories.” Nonetheless, the scene was a message to the world, a lesson to those who remain captive to outdated conceptions of former US President Donald Trump’s mindset, value system, understanding of political processes, how he defines friends and enemies, and his commitment to respecting institutions, traditions, and historical...
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Faisal Saleh |Mustafa Fahs
He rubbed his eyes, as if doubting what he saw. The scene was unbelievable—stunning, unexpected. Luck had never been this generous to him. He asked the guard for a big amount of ice and a bottle worthy of an unprecedented celebration. The guard hesitated—his master was not one to drink. He was an athlete who never compromised his fitness. But orders were orders. He poured himself a drink, listening to the ice crack as if it, too, were celebrating. He played the tape again—believe it or not.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Faisal Saleh |Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri
There must be some connection between the “Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership – The Conservative Promise,” prepared by the Heritage Foundation, and Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policies. I reviewed it – it’s about a thousand pages long. When asked about it during his presidential campaign, Trump acknowledged knowing about it but claimed it wasn’t his. Yet, there are many similarities, and it appears to be a conservative “manifesto” created by the Heritage Foundation.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Faisal Saleh |Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri |Hazem Saghieh
Sudanese political parties and movements have long suffered from factionalism, but this problem is now at its peak. No party has managed to remain intact, and some have fragmented into small factions that are difficult to reunite. The war, which has been raging for nearly two years now, deepened and broadened these divisions. In many cases, divergences in positions do not stem from analytical disagreements but regional, ethnic, and social factors.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Serge Schmemann |Faisal Saleh
Even the most seasoned among us journalists are currently witnessing a historic moment. I believe that we have not seen anything like this since the emergence of the new world order following the Cold War... perhaps even since the end of World War II. We have not seen the foundations of international relations crumble, the spirit of international law undermined, and concepts such as state sovereignty and national self-determination so blatantly disregarded, since the 1990s.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Serge Schmemann |Faisal Saleh |Emile Ameen
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's choice of Saudi Arabia as the destination of his first foreign visit aimed to deliver blunt messages inside Syria and beyond. This isn’t only about Saudi Arabia being an economic and political heavyweight on the Arab, Islamic and international levels, but also about the new Saudi Arabia, which in a handful of years has become more open and witnessed rapid reforms and advances.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Serge Schmemann |Faisal Saleh |Emile Ameen |Mamdouh al-Muhainy
It was March 1994, more than two years after the Soviet Union disintegrated, and the debates within the US Embassy in Moscow were heated. Diplomats in the economic section, backed by the Treasury Department in Washington, argued ardently that radical free-market reforms were the only path for post-Soviet Russia, and that democracy would surely follow.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Faisal Saleh |Emile Ameen |Mamdouh al-Muhainy |Amir Taheri
The situation is developing rapidly in the Sudanese arena. Over the past two weeks, the army has made significant advances at the expense of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the states of Al-Jazira and Khartoum, shifting the balance of military power.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Tariq Al-Homayed |Faisal Saleh
Those with better insights about former US President Donald Trump’s personal considerations, as well the Republican Party factions on the rise, can determine whether the Republicans are at an “ideological” crossroads... or not. Many, including myself, who do not claim to have privileged information about what goes on within the Republican Party, were surprised when Trump chose J.D. (James David) Vance, a young Senator from Ohio, as his running mate for the presidential elections in November.
