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In this file photo released Sept. 24, 2014 by the official Saudi Press Agency, Saudi pilots sits in the cockpit of a fighter jet as part of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes on Islamic State militants and other targets in Syria, in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency, File)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia, between War and Development

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 9, 2015 | Opinion

Can a country be at war while at the same time seek to improve its growth, development and services? Or to put it another way: Can you hold the sword in one hand, and the pen and ruler in the other? A well-established and stable state can do this, moving seamlessly...

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Druze leader Walid Jumblatt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: When Walid Jumblatt Speaks

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 5, 2015 | Opinion

We know little about the circumstances surrounding the majority of present or past events, be they wars, treaties, detentions, assassinations, or states of concord and discord. The reason being that the main actors do not tell the reality of the roles they played,...

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Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade during preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP)

Opinion: We need a Decisive Storm against ISIS

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 2, 2015 | Opinion

Just as there was an Operation Decisive Storm against what is happening in Yemen, a conflict that took place outside of Saudi Arabia’s borders, we need a Decisive Storm to confront what is happening inside its borders. The battle that is taking place inside Saudi...

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Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade during preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP)

Opinion: ISIS, Iran and the Larger Battle

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Apr 25, 2015 | Opinion

Saudi Arabia, as well as all members of its coalition, are currently in a state of war against the main source of chaos in the region: Iran. Tehran is fomenting this chaos through its regional allies, from the Houthis in Yemen to Hezbollah in Lebanon to the sectarian...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal gestures during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (not pictured) after a meeting on March 23, 2015 in Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)

Opinion: Prepare for the Yemeni Storm

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 25, 2015 | Opinion

What is currently happening in Yemen is not the first problem Saudi Arabia has faced with respect to its neighbor to the south. But the current problems don’t just concern Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is of course the most affected out of the countries of the Arabian...