Mishary Dhayidi

The idea that national security is interconnected, with the security of one country affecting that of another, is an undeniable reality, not merely a rhetorical flourish. This is especially true of the security ties between Egypt and the Gulf states, particularly Saudi Arabia, which faces Egypt…

One of the most despicable things militias around the world do is recruit children at the tender age of 12, after poisoning their minds with their dark ideology, and I do not mean brainwashing. Iran engages in this militia-like behavior, despite being expected to act as a state. This accusation…

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 …

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…

Why do states and groups fight? Is the "only" reason competition and conflict over material interests and resources? These interests take the form of land, oil and gas wealth, minerals, and agriculture, or, in the past, water and grazing lands, or seas, straits, and passages. That is certainly…

An Israeli organization called MIND Israel brought together 100 experts to explore fundamental questions concerning Israel's future, the course it should take, the future of Israeli society, and what lies ahead for the country. This newspaper published a summary of the organization's report and…

“Now, Here... or the Eastern Mediterranean Once Again.” This is the title of a politically charged, deeply human and poignant novel by the late Abdulrahman Munif. It is an apt title to invoke today, amid the Houthi's eruption and turmoil across the land and waters of western and southern Arabia. …

On November 5, 2009, Houthi fighters infiltrated the Saudi village of Al-Khoubah in the Jazan region and climbed Jabal al-Dukhan, attempting to seize control of it, during what became known as the "Sixth War" between the Houthis and the Yemeni government led by then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh. …

A few days ago, US President Donald Trump said that if the Iranian regime possessed a nuclear weapon, it would use it against its neighbors and against anyone the ideologues of the Revolutionary Guards consider a permissible target. Some among the opponents of Trump and of Trumpism - and some of…

Masoud Pezeshkian may be the man closest to expressing the voice of Iranians, given that he came to his post through a general vote - the post of president of the republic, or president of a public, as they say in Iran. It is true that the mechanisms of approval and vetting, before a candidacy is…