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AlUla Declaration has turned the page on Gulf tensions

  • In January, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman invited the leaders of the five other Gulf Cooperation Council member states to a meeting in AlUla, where he put forward his collective reconciliation project. The AlUla Declaration was signed in the presence of representatives from Egypt, the US, th...
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Objections to Aramco listing ring hollow

  • At the start of 2016, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came up with a new idea; he told The Economist magazine that he was considering listing shares in Saudi Aramco — the state-owned company that is the world’s biggest oil producer and almost certainly the world’s most valuable company —...
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Aden and the battle on Eid’s eve

  • Amid the blessings of Eid, the emotional behavior of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) almost resulted in a tragedy that would have lasted for years to come. The council came close to destroying recent achievements in the country and all but ruined its political project of independenc...
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Four exciting years in Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Arabia today is very different from what it was just a few years ago. The page has been turned to begin a new era through a series of courageous decisions to repeal a number of laws that previously dominated the local scene. The events of the past four years have marked the end of two...
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Makkah will change forever

  • Little has been said about a program called Service of the Guests of Allah, one of the most visionary ideas of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform plan. The program aims to achieve a qualitative shift in Hajj and Umrah services, which will interest and impress the world. Inaugurated by King Salman, th...
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How to deal with Iran’s proposed non-aggression pact

  • Iran’s defense and foreign ministers have reiterated their call for a non-aggression pact between their country, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. This has been seen as a remarkable step forward by Tehran and a valuable opportunity to end dangerous tensions. This would be true if the offer was honest.&...
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Zarif’s dialogue: Who conspires against the other?

  • Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  (Hector Retamel/AFP)  This is the third part of my discussion on the dialogue of Mohammed Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, which he had before an audience at the Asia Society in New York, and during which he dea...
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What does Mohammed bin Salman’s presence at the G20 Summit tell us?

  • The G20 Summit is a political event, even though the grouping’s primary focus is intended to be economic. It is where agreements are signed and difficult political issues are resolved. One of the topics of discussion in the lead up to the latest summit in Buenos Aires has been Saudi Arabia, whi...
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The significance of the Iraqi president’s visit to Riyadh

  • Iraqi President Barham Salih. (Reuters) The aspirations of Iraq and Saudi Arabia for bilateral relations fluctuate wildly from a high of hoping for comprehensive cooperation to a low of simply acceptance of traditional diplomacy. The visit to Riyadh by new Iraqi President Dr. Barham Sal...
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The world awaits Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal

  • In a little over two weeks, US President Donald Trump will have decided whether to give up on or keep the nuclear deal with Iran. Either way, this decision will have many important consequences. But before talking about what the resolution means, we have to know the atmosphere that ...
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