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The ruptures and interventions have squandered more than a decade of the life of the Arabs. The stage was rough, costly, and scary. It cracked maps and pushed countries towards erosion. Feelings of conflict, separation and oppression were unleashed. It spilled a river of blood and destroyed…

Saudi Arabia hosted three major summits within the span of only ten months. The first one was the Security and Development Summit held in Jeddah with the participation of six GCC countries plus Egypt, Jordan and Iraq and US President Joe Biden; the second one was a two-rounds Chinese summit in the…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia succeeded in restoring the glow of the Arab summits, not in terms of Arab attention, but by imposing itself on global news through stances, and not necessarily decisions. Amid a tumultuous international scene represented by the war in Ukraine, and in the Arab world, by…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia played a leading role at the Arab League Summit in Jeddah as part of its efforts to enhance intra-Arab cooperation and safeguard the Arab world’s shared destiny in a rapidly changing region and world. Crises and conflicts are shaping the political climate in the world…

The thirty-second Arab Summit currently underway in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is doubtlessly among the most consequential Summits of the past three decades. Indeed, it is defined by a preconceived forward-looking vision for bringing the ships of the Arab world to safe waters during these turbulent…

Almost exactly a year ago when the last Ukrainian defenders left the shattered city of Mariupol many analysts believed that the war triggered by Vladimir Putin would be heading towards an end with a Russian victory. That belief was based on a number of assumptions that have since proven wrong. The…

The modern history of Sudan could perhaps be summed up as a struggle between revolutions and coups: - Revolutions that bring the citizens down to the streets, leaving the public sphere to them and their voice, and spontaneously giving rise to democratic structures that later take the form of…

Dr. Khaled Manzlawiy Assistant Secretary General for International Political Affairs at the Arab League Given the highly complicated circumstances facing the Arab region, it must confront exacerbating challenges and threats. Thus, the countries of the Arab world have a historical…

The reestablishment of Saudi-Iranian ties through China’s mediation sparked a wave of criticism and speculation in the US over Beijing’s role and whether it can act as a viable ally to Riyadh. Soon after however, a senior White House official announced that a meeting was held between Americans and…

Arab leaders will meet at the Arab Summit, hosted by the Arab League, during its 32nd session in Jeddah on May 19. As we gather amidst the challenges that have impacted our region, our participation in this summit is built upon a foundation of optimism. However, our attention remains keenly focused…

With last week’s diplomatic tango between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, China and the US took their first step towards putting an end to the hostile rhetoric that has marked disputes between the two countries in recent years. They have begun…

While Hamlet is William Shakespeare’s longest play, as well as his most important, Macbeth is his shortest and second most important. It has been called many things, as it is the greatest story of hatred ever written, a tale of ambition and bloodshed, or the tragedy of a noble and courageous man…