Decoding Gaza: Understanding Conflict Realities and Contemplating Future Scenarios
Reflecting on my past as a naïve and uninformed fundamentalist Christian, I once held the belief that the modern state of Israel emerged millennia...
Innocent Gazans pay a heavy price for Hamas and Israel’s disregard for human life
Failed efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire on the eve of Ramadan leave innocent Gazans in the lurch, highlight the gap between Israel and...
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal and the turmoil in the Middle East
On March 10 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations after a period of 6 years. Both countries committed to opening...
Iran: The Middle East’s Joker
Last Sunday, February 11, Iran celebrated the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Celebratory rallies were held in over 1,400 towns and 35,000...
Gaza war turns Palestine into a potential Middle Eastern lightning rod
The Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria,...
Is Peace in our World an Illusion?
It is the young children and the old who suffer the most, are the most vulnerable to disease, to dehydration, to a sparse diet...
Weaponizing food: Palestinians lose lives, Israelis lose humanity
A long-standing Israeli-Palestinian battlefield, food has moved centre stage.
For Gazans, who are on the verge of starvation, the food fight is existential.
For Israelis, preventing...
Palestinian Statehood after October 7: Any Odds of Success?
The terrorist action undertaken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, unprecedented in its scale and brutality, and the equally unprecedented Israeli retaliation, which claimed...
Janadriyah Festival: A Strategic Instrument for Advancing Saudi Vision 2030’s Diplomatic Objectives
From 1989 until 2016, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia consistently held the top position as the world's largest oil exporter. Its abundant oil resources...
Chinese intervention in the Red Sea and its relationship to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip
Many questions and analyzes have been raised regarding the Chinese intervention in the Red Sea. Is it temporary and will Washington accept it? The...