World News Insights: Opinion Articles

In my capacity, as ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and by virtue of my knowledge of the Lebanese peculiarity and the extensive discussions that I had with those who represent its symbols, including politicians and businessmen, I believe that the agreements reached during the Doha meeting…

More than anything else, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s speech marking the anniversary of the July 2006 war was blunt and explicit. He told us that instead of equivocation, this moment demands clarity. The speech left no contentious questions unanswered and presented no…

Most men borrow their worth from their offices, powers, seals, and privileges. That’s why they become empty-handed when they lose everything. Some men reflect their own luster on their offices, which lose their glint when their occupants leave. There are men who are bigger than their posts…

"We often read about how Arabs are the victims of “double standards”. The term is often used in relation to the Palestinian cause and Israel, while the guilty party is the “West.” However, most of those expressing these grievances see the West as an enemy, and there is no need to blame or expose…

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized Russia, not behind closed doors, but on camera. He claimed that “from the first day of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) talks, the Russians opposed our enrichment factory.” He then added: “They said they would not allow Iran…

The multifaceted campaign against renewable energies reminds us of the campaign against natural gas, when its use began to expand in the 1960s. Coal producers hired a group of heavy-weight public relations firms to spread news about the health hazards of gas, and the dangers of pipe explosions and…

Generative artificial intelligence, the technology engine powering the popular ChatGPT chatbot, seems to have a limitless bag of tricks. It can produce on command everything from recipes and vacation plans to computer code and molecules for new drugs. But can AI invent? Legal scholars, patent…

Here is a segment from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s TV address to his people: “Dear compatriots! In its long and glorious history, the Great Russian nation has faced many existential threats, threats that it has crushed thanks to its exceptional bravery and the determination of its…

This has become a pressing question after the recent crisis between the President’s office and the Chaldean Christian Church. If we were to categorize this dispute, we could call it a ‘question of sovereignty’ tied to Iraq’s national security and the foundational principles enshrined in the…

Can a single literary work combine metaphysical contemplation, political critique, and a theological vision claiming to light our path to salvation, while also being a biography, a journey, an epic, and a magnificent love poem? Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy" did. Although it would take him…

For the first time, Jeddah is hosting a summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Central Asian states. Observers expect this summit to engender significant agreements and a qualitative shift in relations between these two blocs, whose geography, economy, culture, and history make them…

We are living through an information revolution. The traditional gatekeepers of knowledge — librarians, journalists and government officials — have largely been replaced by technological gatekeepers — search engines, artificial intelligence chatbots and social media feeds. Whatever their flaws,…