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3 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Jumah Boukleb |Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Nadim Koteich |Eyad Abu Shakra
As an old Arab proverb goes: “With your people, you won’t perish.” Without the protection and support of one’s people, ruin becomes inevitable. A small problem arises, however, when we seek to determine who counts among “your people”, especially to those in power. Does the term refer strictly to one's kin (family, clan, or tribe) or does it encompass all citizens? The difference between the two is clear: the former is defined by blood ties alone, while the latter definition is broader.
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3 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Nadim Koteich |Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel
Iran makes threats, but it will not act. It will not mine the Strait of Hormuz or block it by bombing passing ships. This scenario would backfire and primarily harm China – the largest buyer of Gulf oil – which would lose four million barrels a day. Iran’s enemies – the Americans and Israelis – would be the ones to benefit, because Beijing would adopt an angry stance toward Iran.
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4 days ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Nadim Koteich |Eyad Abu Shakra |Ghassan Charbel |Tariq Al-Homayed
There is an immense moral and political gap between Israel’s blatant unhinged incitement on the life of the symbolic figurehead of the Islamic Republic of Iran (which the Americans eventually sympathized with after their initial opposition) and calm reflection on Iran’s fate after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Amir Taheri |Hanna Saleh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Nadim Koteich
After a week in purdah, “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei broke his silence on Wednesday with a brief and enigmatic message taped in his current secret location. Well, the location may be secret to most of us but not to Israel and its US allies who claim they know where the “Guide” is hiding. This was a strange message. At no point did the “Guide” admit that Iran was facing a major crisis.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Hanna Saleh |Tariq Al-Homayed |Nadim Koteich |Hazem Saghieh
In mid-1964, President Fouad Chehab was counting the days till his presidency ended. The coalition of parties that supported him had a majority of nearly two-thirds in Parliament, and these deputies visited him to explain that they intended to amend the Constitution so that he could be re-elected for a second term. Chehab listened to them defend this proposal but rejected the offer. He had lost any trust that he may have had in the sectarian political class.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Tariq Al-Homayed |Nadim Koteich |Hazem Saghieh |Eyad Abu Shakra
Yesterday, this newspaper published a piece by Saudi columnist Dr. Abdulghani Al-Kindi. “Why Did Israel and Iran’s Clash Surprise the Arabs?” is not merely an important column; it is a text that deserves to be shared, explained, and amplified. It’s a remarkable article about the absence of any role for the Arab- or perhaps sedated- in most of the region’s crises.
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1 week ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Nadim Koteich |Hazem Saghieh |Eyad Abu Shakra |Abdulrahman al-Rashed
For at least a year now, Iran and Israel have been fighting a direct conflict, after having waged a shadow war for decades. This is more than a regional power struggle; what we are witnessing is an existential war between two regimes as traditional pillars of deterrence erode, creating trajectories that are difficult to foresee. 1. Controlled EscalationThe confrontation has yet to escalate into a full-scale war. Israel continues to target nuclear and military facilities, as well as supply chains.
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3 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Abdulrahman al-Rashed |Steve Inskeep |Hazem Saghieh |Nadim Koteich
Israel’s crushing victory in its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon last year is considered one of its military triumphs, ranked alongside the Six-Day War victory in 1967. Meanwhile, its operations against the Houthis in Yemen, so far, have been more theatrical than effective, resembling its 2006 war in Lebanon. This, despite the fact that the armed group has no air defense capabilities or a missile arsenal to strike back.
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3 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Steve Inskeep |Hazem Saghieh |Nadim Koteich |Choe Sang-Hun
The story of Chinese Americans really gets going with one of the great early episodes of globalization. The discovery of gold in California in 1848, brought tens of thousands of fortune seekers from around the world, including some from China. What happened next is the sort of history that many schools, states and the Trump administration have lately deemed dangerous and divisive. Chinese people and their descendants helped to build the country while also enduring generations of abuse.
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3 weeks ago | 
english.aawsat.com | Hazem Saghieh |Nadim Koteich |Choe Sang-Hun |Eyad Abu Shakra
Doctors and analysts agree that delirium is a sudden change in the brain function that leads to disturbance and mental confusion. It often results from a transformation the body is subjected to; it could be surgery or withdrawal that follows long-term alcohol abuse. One of the more acute symptoms of delirium is inattention and reduced awareness of one’s surroundings; the delirious can sometimes forget who he is, where he is, and what he is doing there.
