World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Today is October 7, 2026, marking three years since a defining event that changed, and this is no exaggeration, the course of policies across the entire region. On April 30, 2022, Yahya Sinwar, then head of Hamas's political bureau in the Gaza Strip, emerged to warn Israel and the world of a …

Does humanity need a genuine awakening, one carrying within it hope, renewal, and a rising from the ashes of hatred and the legacy of enmity? If we cast an eye over the world and its history, it appears at first glance that the banner of war and violence, of repression and injustice, and of moral…

Since its establishment by international agreement in 1945 as a forum for the leaders of member states, the United Nations General Assembly has witnessed numerous memorable events and incidents that have remained etched in public memory. It is the venue where heads of state, or their…

Like the famous Syrian "player," Libya's master of the "Jamahiriya" sowed the seeds of collapse during his phase of claimed greatness. Today Libya is geographically and institutionally divided. Its promised elections were never held, the UN-sponsored agreement among its parties has to be put to…

The issue of reforming the United Nations Security Council, which is in practice the principal authority within the United Nations system, has returned forcefully to international discourse this year. Although it has always been present, it has never commanded the same level of attention. …

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's visit to Washington was crucial. In all of its meetings, the Lebanese delegation found that the American side was well informed about developments in the Land of the Cedars: governmental decisions, institutional performance and conduct, as well as the slow pace…

The Khomeinist media machine that defends its regional proxies insists on embedding two ideas among its followers. The first is that all the activities undertaken by its supporters, from recruiting and mobilizing both young and old people to booby-trapping boats, planting mines, and launching…

When I was a doctoral student in international relations, there were those among us who were enthusiastic about introducing Islamic concepts into this branch of political science, and I was the least enthusiastic of them, except within the framework of epistemology and methodology. This came back…

The Houthis surged toward Bab al-Mandab after bleeding Yemen, exhausting Yemenis, and unsettling the neighborhood. More than one opportunity for reconciliation within the embrace of the state was offered to them, but they insisted on residing atop the rubble of its institutions, placing their…

The Saudi royal address to the Shura Council is an eagerly anticipated annual event. In it, the King reviews the state's domestic and foreign policy before an official gathering closely followed by political circles and reported by the media. The significance of these annual royal addresses lies…

There are countries, institutions, and individuals whose records suggest that they are above reproach. Countries that are not tempted by corruption, bribery, or moral weakness. Among these are the Scandinavian countries, with Norway at the forefront. Norway has emerged as one of the most highly…

Some of the details surrounding the operation to attempt to bring down or hijack, we do not know which, the Flydubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv have begun to emerge. The person who attempted to carry out this terrorist operation was the co-pilot. As explained by UAE Attorney…