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The Saudi Spy Chief Who Pioneered Secret Relations With Israel
The former head of Saudi intelligence and its National Security Council, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, met…
Jordan’s tribal leaders take aim at King Abdullah II
A member of Al B’doul tribe at the top of the mountain located near Petra (Reuters)…
Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon, says opposition party
Manea al-Yamim, a founding member of the Saudi National Assembly Party (NAAS), was killed in Lebanon…
15 years of failed experiments: Myths and facts about the Israeli siege on Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza protest against the closures imposed by Israeli occupation on 22 July 2019 [Mohammed…
Why Nasser’s legacy still preoccupies the Egyptian psyche by Omar Khalifah
In his book Nasser in the Egyptian Imaginary, author Omar Khalifah explores how the former president…
Hajj: Western pilgrims left ‘with no hotel room’ days before pilgrimage
Muslim worshippers around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca…
Israel forces, settlers continue their aggression against Palestinians in West Bank
An Israeli excavator demolishes 2-storey building, belonging to Palestinians on 10 May 2022 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency]…
The world will regret bringing Assad in from the cold
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus, Syria on 11 February 2016 [JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images] When Jordanian…
State of terror: How the West helps Middle East dictators crush dissent Peter Oborne
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Peter Oborne explains how the opponents of repressive…
An ‘F-Bomb’ lands in UNSC blasting its inaction on Syria
United Nations, Jun 30 (IANS): An “F-Bomb” hurled by a Syrian activist struck the UN Security Council…
US presence in Islamic world leads to insecurity, poverty: Iran
Tehran, Jun 29 (IANS) : A top Iranian commander has slammed the US military presence in…
Ripping up the evidence: How Israel maintains global impunity
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, tears up a report from the UN Human Rights…
Israeli entrepreneur sees ‘incredible potential’ for business with Saudi Arabia after visit
Saudi staff receive visitors at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh, on 9 May 2022 (AFP)…
Hajj: Saudi Arabia hires company linked to India’s Modi to process applications By Azad Essa
Muslims pray around the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, at the Grand Mosque complex in…
Joe Biden’s Submissive — and Highly Revealing — Embrace of Saudi Despots
Then-Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal (2nd R) welcomes then-US Vice President Joe Biden (C) at…
EU aid and the PA’s political dependence
For each concession the Palestinian Authority gains, the Palestinians suffer additional repercussions. The EU’s decision to resume financial…
Palestinians ‘are bound to win’: Why Israelis are prophesying the end of their state
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and former Defence Minister Ehud Barak look on during a…