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Faisal J. Abbas
Faisal J. Abbas is the editor in chief of Arab News
Twitter: @FaisalJAbbas
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Gaza: Are there any winners?
One thing is for sure: as Benjamin Netanyahu said after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, Israel’s response “will change the Middle East”— perhaps the only words of wisdom the Israeli prime minister has uttered since this crisis began.
The Bassem Youssef moment
There is an old English saying that goes, “If you are going to tell people the truth, make them laugh. Otherwise they will kill you.” This could not have been more evident than in Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef’s recent interview with renowned television presenter Piers Morgan.
‘But what about the Palestinian cause?’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made four things crystal clear about the Palestinian-Israeli issue during his recent interview on Fox News:
One: Yes, it is true that there are ongoing talks relating to a potential solution that will improve the lives of Palestinians.
Why Riyadh? Just ask Fox News
Arab News is launching a campaign to back the Saudi capital’s bid to host Expo 2030
A tale of two G20s
If the past five years have proved anything, it is how much can change in just five years.
In Jeddah, Saudis’ pragmatism proves vital for Ukraine
In one of his definitions of what a “Good Country” is, Professor Simon Anholt — the British academic who coined the term “Nation Brand” in the late 1990s — says it is a country that people, halfway across the world, wake up feeling grateful it exists.
Saudi-French relations: the sky is the limit
Friday marks the end of a remarkable two weeks in the context of Saudi-French relations. Ties between the two nations have been reignited and rejuvenated and are now well on the way to reaching their full potential.
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