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Saudi King Salman with US President Donald Trump during his Riyadh trip on May 20. (SPA)

Trump and King Salman: An Alliance for Man

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 21, 2017 | Features

The summit, rather the summits that were and will be hosted by the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday, between the leading country in the world, the United States, and the leaders of the Gulf, Arab and Muslim worlds, are historic events with many...

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Tourists were cleared from around the Louvre museum in Paris on February 3, 2017 after a soldier shot a machete-wielding man (AFP Photo/Christophe Archambault)

From Atta’s Father to Hamahmy’s Father

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Feb 8, 2017 | Opinion

The statement of the father of the Egyptian suspect in the Louvre attack, Abdullah Hamahmy, reminded me of that of Mohammed Atta’s father, one of the executors of the September 11 attacks. The father, a former police officer, told al-Arabiya.net it is impossible that...

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Opinion: Agents Working For Iran

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 7, 2016 | Opinion

The Specialised Criminal Court in the Saudi capital Riyadh sentenced 15 people involved in an Iranian spy cell made up of 32 people to death yesterday. Two other people were acquitted and 15 other defendants were given prison sentences. These sentences are provisional...

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Opinion: War on Sunni Arabs

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 6, 2016 | Opinion

What we see today in Iraq and Syria is not in the favour of Sunni Arabs. We will not talk about Khomeinist Iran because it is an adversary and tries hard to harm the Arabs and Sunnis. Neither will we talk about Russia, who is like Iran but has different motives. We...

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Opinion: The Deranged EgyptAir Hijacker and Insane Capitol Gunman

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 30, 2016 | Opinion

During the course of a few days, a series of events causing alarm have taken place around the world. These events imitate terrorist acts. There was an incredibly tense atmosphere in the American capital Washington DC after a man who tried to enter the US Capitol with...