Opinion: The Kurdish Dilemma
The joint operation by US and Kurdish Peshmerga forces to free 20 Iraqis captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has created much controversy, given that it is the first ground...
View ArticleOpinion: The Emirates’ Vision
No one knows in what state the Arab world and wider Middle East will be in after the region is finally able to traverse the ongoing political storm which it has endured since 2011. Despite the...
View ArticleIs ISIS Triumphing?
Can we imagine a scenario in which the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is victorious and becomes the first terrorist state which spreads fear and destruction in the region and the world? This...
View ArticleOpinion: Ground Troops in Syria?
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. US accusations of Russia bombing a Syrian military base, which is supposed to be supported by Moscow to fight terrorist … continue reading Opinion: Ground Troops in Syria?
View ArticleOpinion: Muslims to be Blamed!
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Marine Le Pen’s loss along with her party in the final regions elections in France, with no single region won … continue reading Opinion: Muslims to be Blamed!
View ArticleOpinion: The War of Islamic Tweets
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The Center for Strategic and International Studies released a statistical study that included 7 million tweets in Arabic, which in … continue reading Opinion: The War of Islamic...
View ArticleOpinion: Agreements on Syria
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. More hopes are being raised that the situation in Syria is developing and leading to tranquility and an end of … continue reading Opinion: Agreements on Syria
View ArticleOpinion: The Achievement of Egyptian Women
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. It seems that international politics is managed to some extent by impressions, regardless of the facts on the ground or … continue reading Opinion: The Achievement of Egyptian Women
View ArticleOpinion: How Will History Consider the “Arab Spring”?
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. It has become a habit to associate large social movements with the seasons of the year or specific colours. What … continue reading Opinion: How Will History Consider the “Arab...
View ArticleOpinion: Talk of a Saudi-Iranian Settlement
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon was not the first to call for a settlement between Saudi … continue reading Opinion: Talk of a Saudi-Iranian Settlement
View ArticleOpinion: The West London Friends and Syria
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Fighters from Chechnya are on both sides of the conflict; on one side they guide Russian aircraft to their targets … continue reading Opinion: The West London Friends and Syria
View ArticleOpinion: “Who Goes There?”
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. A few weeks ago, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi frankly spoke about the scale of problems and challenges that … continue reading Opinion: “Who Goes There?”
View ArticleOpinion: Gaza Enters the Cinema
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Palestinians in the Gaza Strip enjoyed an evening at the cinema for the first time in 20 years. Amongst them … continue reading Opinion: Gaza Enters the Cinema
View ArticleOpinion: Causes of Anger
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Not a day goes by without news of several terrorist plots and events, mostly associated with the Middle East, Islamic … continue reading Opinion: Causes of Anger
View ArticleOpinion: Special Envoys and Crises
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The sight of special envoys flocking to the region to resolve its crises is not a reason for optimism. Their … continue reading Opinion: Special Envoys and Crises
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