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Salman Al-Dossary
Salman Al-Dossary is the former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.

Saudi Arabia’s Post-Coronavirus Lesson

Saudi Arabia’s Post-Coronavirus Lesson

With the launch of the first phase of Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus vaccination program on Thursday, the crisis created by the pandemic has genuinely begun to ease after eleven months of unprecedented global suffering that hasn’t been seen since the Second World War. The pandemic horrified humanity…

Bandar’s Anger or the Resentment of Saudis?

Bandar’s Anger or the Resentment of Saudis?

Prince Bandar bin Sultan appeared in three episodes on Al-Arabiya channel, during which he revealed the flawed historical positions of the Palestinian leadership, which were sufficient to summarize decades of ingratitude, denial, and non-loyalty. Towards whom? Towards countries that have served the…

Ties with Israel...Bahrain Knows What's Best for Itself

Ties with Israel...Bahrain Knows What's Best for Itself

When the diplomatic relations between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv were announced, Arab and international reactions emerged about this peace agreement, but the striking response came from the Palestinian side, at the official and popular levels. It was an aggressive and offensive response by the…

Palestinian Leaders… An Apology Is Not Enough

Palestinian Leaders… An Apology Is Not Enough

No one has hurt the Palestinian Cause more than the concerned parties did. For more than seven decades, the Palestinian issue was the first preoccupation of the Gulf States. But the Palestinian leadership was not grateful to the unprecedented material support, courageous political positions,…

Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv...The Truth is Painful

Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv...The Truth is Painful

The term "state sovereignty" has been violated to such an extent that it made it lose the concept of interstate relations. Qatar secretly funds Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and al-Nusra Front. When the matter is exposed, Qatar says it a sovereign matter. Turkey violates international law in Libya…

Qatar’s Suspicious Role with Hezbollah

Qatar’s Suspicious Role with Hezbollah

On the same day the Qatari leadership sought to show its humanitarian side by sending medical aid to Lebanon in wake of the Beirut blast, Fox News reported on the Gulf state’s involvement in financing Hezbollah. The party, in turn, appears responsible for the blast, in what Fox News described as a …

Mother of Disasters in Lebanon

Mother of Disasters in Lebanon

So many terrorist incidents and explosions took place over the past decades, that only a few remain unyieldingly stuck in our minds. The world remembers very well the images of the nuclear bomb that hit Hiroshima well, as well as the moment the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11. There is…

Erdogan and Hagia Sophia... The Failed Populism

Erdogan and Hagia Sophia... The Failed Populism

One day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to his critics, “We are the people, who are you?” According to this absolute populist rule, which supports most of Erdogan’s positions, policies, and statements, the Turkish president planned to transform the Hagia Sophia Museum, which…

Did the Gaddafi Recordings Surprise You?

Did the Gaddafi Recordings Surprise You?

The lines of the Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy, which is led by Qatar, are growing increasingly clear: From former Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa to its former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim, and passing through Muslim Brotherhood leaderships known for their connections to Qatar, the last of whom…

Return to Normal as Coronavirus Remains

Return to Normal as Coronavirus Remains

Life returned to normal in Saudi Arabia on Sunday after nearly three months since lockdown was imposed. Life also returned to normal throughout most of the world after the worst health, social and economic crisis witnessed by the modern world. Businesses and commercial and sports activities will…

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