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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Mustafa Fahs |Amir Taheri |Hazem Saghieh |Mustafa al-Kadhimi
The political, economic, humanitarian, and spiritual dynamism of Saudi Arabia has consistently been leveraged to enhance its regional and international standing and amplify the Kingdom's actions in support of Arab and Islamic neighbors. Arab and regional integration and solidarity (humanitarian, social, spiritual, and economic) have always been the foundation of Saudi Arabia’s engagements to the world.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Amir Taheri |Hazem Saghieh |Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Abdulrahman al-Rashed
He had hardly finished addressing the crowd in front of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City that Cardinal Robert Provost as the newly minted Pope Leo XIV was transformed into a blank face on which interest groups and lobbies of all kind could draw the image they would like him to become. Since we are now used to a new kind of journalism, let’s call that the journalism of what might be as opposed to what has actually happened.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Tariq Al-Homayed
The 1993 Oslo Accords are put forward as proof that peace with Israel is impossible in every debate on war and peace. These accords tested Israel's desire for peace, and Israel failed; put the same test, Palestinians (and Arabs) passed and affirmed the sincerity of their desire for peace.
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1 month ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Tariq Al-Homayed |Eyad Abu Shakra
Romanticizing history is not acceptable anymore. Our people in Iraq have been particularly obsessed with their history, so much so they have forgotten about their future. Debates are centered around their ancestors, overlooking how to make their own history today. Those who do think about shaping their future are shaping history today, striving to make the best out of the present.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Eyad Abu Shakra |Mamoun Fandy |Ghassan Charbel |Mustafa al-Kadhimi
While many Lebanese, along with their brothers and neighbors, are focused on major national and regional threats, a considerable segment of the Lebanese population is currently obsessing over a more trivial side story... An issue that may seem insignificant in comparison to the existential threats looming over the Levant. Next May, Lebanon is set to hold municipal elections.
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2 months ago | 
aawsat.news | Eyad Abu Shakra |Mamoun Fandy |Ghassan Charbel |Mustafa al-Kadhimi
While many Lebanese, along with their brothers and neighbors, are focused on major national and regional threats, a considerable segment of the Lebanese population is currently obsessing over a more trivial side story... An issue that may seem insignificant in comparison to the existential threats looming over the Levant. Next May, Lebanon is set to hold municipal elections.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Mamoun Fandy |Ghassan Charbel |Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Tariq Al-Homayed
The Middle East has been sitting on a powder keg since October 7, 2023. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz's visit to Iran last week was a pivotal step toward regional de-escalation that reaffirms Saudi Arabia’s adept role in putting the region on a path toward appeasing tensions. For one thing, it reflects the independence of Saudi Arabia’s regional foreign policy decisions.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Ghassan Charbel |Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Tariq Al-Homayed |Abdulrahman al-Rashed
This man does not tire of killing. It is his job, and perhaps his calling. He doesn’t believe in talk about peace. The only rival he can trust is a dead one. “Peace” is an odd word in this thorny part of the world. What they call “peace” is at best a form of fragile truce. It is an open arena to fuel spite and sharpen knives. To deepen spite and incoming blows. Handshakes don’t fool him, and smiles don’t put him at ease. The enemy is the enemy; yesterday, today and tomorrow. Kill him or be killed.
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2 months ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Mustafa al-Kadhimi |Tariq Al-Homayed |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Mustafa Fahs
Before delving into whether or not to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for next November, the kinds of electoral and political alliances that should be formed, or even the results and turnout, we must take a moment to think deeply about the electoral system. That entails deep contemplation and diligent assessment, especially since November's elections will be the sixth since the fall of the dictatorship.
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Jul 17, 2024 | 
english.aawsat.com | Jumah Boukleb |Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Mustafa al-Kadhimi
Traveling on a ship that hardly fits all the people crammed into it, over turbulent waters amid poor weather conditions, one could get used to the seasickness with time, patiently enduring the discomfort. The passenger might even catch the virus of indifference. Suddenly, however, a wild storm hits, and he realizes that the ship could sink and leave everyone on it with no chance of survival. To some, this image may seem fantastical and hyperbolic.
