Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Abdulrahman Al-Rashed is the former general manager of Al-Arabiya television. He is also the former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, and the leading Arabic weekly magazine Al-Majalla. He is also a senior columnist in the daily newspapers Al-Madina and Al-Bilad.

Trump’s Return: A Bold Vision to Reshape the Middle East

One of the biggest mistakes in dealing with President-elect Donald Trump is underestimating his capabilities. The fact that he lacks academic jargon, analyst-style phrasing, or the polished demeanor of traditional politicians does not diminish his knowledge or awareness of the issues at hand. Trump…

Trump in Dealing with the Gaza and Lebanon Wars

When Donald Trump won his first presidency, it came as a surprise. We knew very little about him—his personality, ideas, or leadership style. In a closed seminar, one of his close associates said, “His strength is also his flaw; he has a strong personality, so beware of angering him—he might just…

Israel Does Not Intend to Stop

The sun rises again over Gaza and Lebanon, but this time without the dominance of Hezbollah and Hamas, whether we see them as resistance movements or extensions of Iranian influence. A new and a different scene is about to unfold, demanding a Palestinian, Lebanese, Arab, and international effort to…

Sabotaging the Lebanon Rescue Project

An Israeli soldier, part of a force that infiltrated across the border, stirred controversy by planting his flag on a hill in the Lebanese town of Maroun al-Ras—despite Israel’s presence in Beirut’s skies having persisted for weeks. Before diving into the rhetoric that often dominates our region,…

October 7: Between Foolishness and Treason

On the ground, Sinwar has achieved for Israeli extremists what the hardline Israeli leaders like Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and even Ariel Sharon couldn’t. Sharon, who withdrew from Gaza in 2005, dismantled settlements, and handed the territory over to the Palestinian Authority. Why did…

What Does Iran Have in Store for Hezbollah?

The course of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon will reshape the Iranian-Israeli conflict. How? Israel has left Tehran with few options. Let’s not forget that Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982 crushed the Palestinian “Fatah” as an armed “struggle” movement. In recent months, Israel has effectively…

The Technological Superiority of Israel since 1967

When the late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser was asked why he was defeated in the 1967 war, he said it was due to “Israel’s air superiority over us.” That is why it fought us (Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) simultaneously. When a journalist responded, “But Egypt also has a large fleet of fighter…

The Next War: Israel vs. Iran

The Gaza battle appears to be nearing its end with signs of agreements emerging, Hamas and Israel being closer in distance and Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah announcing that there will be no retaliatory war for the deaths of around 500 Hezbollah leaders. This is in addition to the remains of dead…

Iran-Israel Conflict: The War between the Two Regional Powers

We are witnessing significant changes as a result of the ongoing conflict between the two regional powers, Iran and Israel, which has been escalating since last October. We are in an advanced stage of the conflict, with both sides defending their positions and attempting to exploit the crisis to…

Haniyeh is Sinwar’s Victim

Ismail Haniyeh was aware that he was on the top of the Mossad’s hit list, even though Israel knew he had no connection to the October 7 attack. For years, Haniyeh had been at odds with Yahya Sinwar and the current leadership of Hamas. He was ousted from the leadership of the movement, which he had…