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.

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…

The Harris We Don’t Know

If Trump stumbles on airplane stairs, it might be enough for him to recalculate his profit and loss, with more than three eventful months left until the US presidential elections. Trump’s remarkable bravery on stage, after his ear was grazed by a bullet, was a pivotal moment in his life. This…

How Will the Israel-Gaza War End?

Discussing the start and developments of the deadly war taking place in Gaza is inescapable, but so are the questions of how this war will end, who will raise the white flag first, and for what price. The ongoing Israeli military assault, which has spared no civilian lives or facilities, is…

Are One Million Gazans Headed for Egypt?

The world is embroiled in a two-pronged crisis. On October 7, Hamas attacked Israel that retaliated with intensified shelling on Gaza. In addition to hospitals being targeted, the mass displacement and Israel’s cut of electricity and water supplies to the besieged strip, skirmishes continue with…

Gaza and Reminiscences of Leaving Beirut

Hamas is not an exception when considering the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. If flaunting attacks made the difference, then we must be mindful that other Palestinian organizations had preceded Hamas to that in the past, leaving the world in awe with attacks of no less magnitude. The…

16 Years Later, Israel is Paying the Price of the 2007 Gaza Conflict

In 2007, Israelis were scornfully gloating about the infighting between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip. Hundreds were killed during those three months of fratricidal conflict. Hamas took control of the entire strip and expelled Fatah leaders to Ramallah. Israeli media had a…