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Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a Capitol Hill rally to “Stop the Iran Nuclear Deal” in Washington, September 9, 2015. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Blowing up the Nuclear Agreement

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 15, 2017 | Opinion

It was a matter of time before the clock ticks to reconsider the Iranian nuclear agreement, repeatedly described by US President Donald Trump as “the worst deal ever”. It is the worst. Trump needed 10 months to start an actual confrontation with Iran, while Obama took...

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The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott

Yemen and the Catastrophic Role of ‘Lone’ Nations

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 12, 2017 | Opinion

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed presented again, before the Security Council, a new UN proposal to resolve the Yemeni crisis. Possibly, even Yemenis can no longer count the number of initiatives launched by Ould Cheikh whether a...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. (AFP)

Saudi Alliances between Washington and Moscow

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 8, 2017 | Opinion

Hours after Moscow’s announcement that Saudi Arabia is interested in purchasing the most advanced Russian air defense system, the S-400, Washington declared that the American government agreed to sell the advanced THAAD missile defense system to the kingdom. This...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques arrives in Russia (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Russia are not Foes

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 5, 2017 | Opinion

With steady steps, Russia returned over the past decade to the Middle Eastern arena. This coincides with the development of its relations with Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, the Syrian regime, and surely Iran. However, Moscow’s relations with Saudi Arabia were going through...

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Kurdish people protest outside the Erbil International Airport in Erbil, Iraq September 29, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Before the Spark Breaks Out in Kurdistan

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 1, 2017 | Opinion

On Sept. 25, the region woke up on a decisive moment with 92.7 percent of Kurdish people voting for independence from Iraq. Then events accelerated and the Iraqi government announced, in coordination with Ankara and Tehran, its willingness to restore control over four...