Yousef Al-Dayni

3 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Amir Taheri |Osman Mirghani |Hazem Saghieh |Yousef Al-Dayni

“Why is Donald Trump doing what he is doing?” This is the question raised by European intelligentsia these days as they try to recover from the shock of the American presidential election which they all believed would be won by the Democrat champion Kamala Harris. France’s currently fashionable TV philosopher Michel Onfray raises the question in a number of programs as do op-ed writers in newspapers in London, Brussels and Berlin and Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis.

4 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Osman Mirghani |Yousef Al-Dayni |David Sanger |Julian Barnes

The liberation of Khartoum and expulsion of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was a decisive and game-changing victory for the Sudanese army. It changed the course of the war, as key symbols of sovereignty, the Republican Palace, cabinet headquarters, and the country’s most significant institutions under state control.

4 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Osman Mirghani |Hazem Saghieh |Yousef Al-Dayni |David Sanger

During and after the crimes on the Syrian coast, two voices were raised. One was the voice of the people (yes, the people- without quotation marks), and it broke into several sharp sectarian voices, each defaming the other. The second, the voice that concerns us here, was that of the elite, some of whom directed their ire at colonialism and accused it of manufacturing sectarianism. Colonialism, of course, was not innocent, and defending the roles it played is not the goal here.

4 weeks ago | english.aawsat.com | Yousef Al-Dayni |David Sanger |Julian Barnes |Hazem Saghieh

In a region plagued by turmoil, anxious transformations, and the repercussions of destabilizing projects, Saudi Arabia stands out. It presents a unique model of stability and good governance. Domestically, this is reflected in its investment in citizenship; abroad, we see this in its positive neutrality on the basis of interests, as well as its promotion of stability and peace.

1 month ago | english.aawsat.com | Amir Taheri |Hazem Saghieh |Yousef Al-Dayni |Nassif Hitti

As Elon Musk pursues his “draining the marshland” in Washington D.C., his plan to reduce the size of the US federal government may have a number of unintended consequences. To be sure, few people might disagree with ending monthly payment to sole 20 million former civil servants who continue drawing their pensions years after having died and been buried.