World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The truth is that the forum was a rally or a festival. Mohammed Fahad al-Harthi has never taken on a role in the media that he didn’t excel at. The forum was a dazzling and remarkable display of Saudi Arabia’s capacity for organization and achievement when its officials take charge. The …

When artifacts from the past are illegally taken out of a country, the loss is irreplaceable. Indeed, even if the item were eventually returned to its original home, it would have some of the significance tied to the circumstances in which it had been discovered and the other archaeological items…

On Wednesday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrated its Founding Day. Since that day almost 300 years ago, Saudi Arabia’s long, great history has been filled with moments of prosperity but also moments of state collapse. Because I am an avid history reader, I find that our yesterdays can help us…

As the West confirms reports on Iran approaching the level of enrichment needed to build a “nuclear bomb,” the clash over the Iranian nuclear issue has become imminent. Things could play out in one of three ways, all of which are dangerous. Reuters quoted diplomats as saying that the United…

Compared to the Gulag, McCarthyism is an idiot’s hobby. Indeed, only Nazi camps are more associated with darkness and macabre. Despite the Cold War, the West showed the Gulag little attention compared to that given to Nazi camps and the Holocaust. Some saw Western bias in this limited concern,…

Syria is facing a new crisis. The earthquakes of February 6 killed and injured thousands in Syria, left tens of thousands homeless, and destroyed areas already shattered by almost 12 years of devastating conflict. Even before the earthquakes, over 4.1 million people in northwest Syria required…

The United Nations has released several reports on terrorism, extremism, and armed radicalism, which have been manifested in threats to vulnerable parts of the globe. In Africa, these groups are now recruiting once again, with terrorist movements and armed organizations that have adopted new…

We were watching the earthquake on screens. The scenes were heart-breaking. Villages were crushed as if they never existed. The buildings killed their occupants. Distress calls from under the rubble tried to beat time but were often beaten. Time was long and difficult for those who observed the…

Without a fresh vision for America’s role in the world, many people in Washington link today’s geopolitical challenges with those of yesteryear. China is cast as the new Soviet Union, and its high-tech military advances threaten a potential Sputnik moment. The ominously named Committee on the…

Any news about the mullah regime in Iran is never positive. Rather, it often focus on the systematic terrorism of the Iranian state, such as the attacks on regional marine navigation, the armament of the Houthis in Yemen and Iranian drones that are killing Ukrainians in Europe. The mullah…

The appointment of Sultan Al Jaber to lead the 28th climate summit this year unleashed criticism of some Western media, especially in Britain, and fueled skepticism among environmental activists. While the reaction of most environmental and climate action groups is driven by genuine concern, the…

As crises and disasters storm through the region, the afflicted have found a steady helping hand in its immigrants. The community of around four million Turkish-German dual nationals was the first to help its kin. The approximately one million Syrians who had taken refuge in Germany amid the…