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The Return to Saudi Arabia!

The region is undergoing a game-changer phase after the conclusion of former U.S. president Barack Obama’s tenure and the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s phase. This is happening because of Trump’s stance in considering the fight against terrorism as a...
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is welcomed by Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah in Kuwait City, Kuwait, February 15, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS


Even if Rouhani Visits Saudi Arabia!

Even if Rouhani Visits Saudi Arabia!

Following the visit of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to Oman and Kuwait, his deputy chief of staff said the regional initiative in accepting the invitations of the two countries’ leaders is an indication for the need to establish Islamic friendships and...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Venezuelan state television TeleSUR in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria’s national news agency SANA on September 26, 2013. – REUTERS


Assad Living his Alternative Reality

Assad Living his Alternative Reality

Reuters recently published a summary on an interview conducted with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. After going over the interview’s content, it becomes obvious that Assad is not on the same page as the rest of the world. It is apparent that he receives his briefings from...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP)


Khamenei and Iran’s Difficult Days

Khamenei and Iran’s Difficult Days

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei finally broke his silence and dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s “threats” on missile tests, saying the president “showed the real face of America.” Khamenei asked the Iranians to respond to...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Syrian opposition representatives in Moscow, Russia January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin


Syria, Russia Back to the Midpoint!

Syria, Russia Back to the Midpoint!

Last week I wrote an article titled: “Russia, Turkey, Assad and a New Stage,” which aimed to introduce a new phase after Donald Trump reached the presidency and declared during a phone call with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin...