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An aerial view shows the diplomatic area of Doha, Qatar. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad

Qatari-Iranian Alliance, a Stark Proof Supporting Boycott Allegations

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 26, 2017 | Opinion

Qatari-Iranian cooperation by no means surfaced as a surprise to Gulf observers. The alliance stood as proof to the claims made by the bloc of four countries boycotting Qatar for its hostile behavior and actions. It is stark proof that Qatar, like Iran, is a source of...

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US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy isn’t to Win. It’s to Avoid Losing.

by David Ignatius | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion

Will President Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy alter the dynamics of America’s longest and most frustrating war? Do commanders really have any better chance of succeeding now than when this conflict began 16 years ago? I put those questions by phone Tuesday to Gen....

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Netanyahu wondered whether Trump would continue Obama’s approach in Syria. Photographer: Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images

ISIS Defeat, Iran Out of Syria

by Eli Lake | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion

Last month Israel’s prime minister issued a rare dissent from President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. After Secretary of State Rex Tillerson helped broker a test ceasefire in southern Syria, a territory that borders the Jewish state, Benjamin Netanyahu...

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Women and men supporting the Houthi movement and Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh attend a joint rally to mark two years of the military intervention by the Saudi-led coalition, in Sanaa, Yemen March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Will Saleh Abandon Houthi in Yemen?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion

Media relations and publicity team of former President Ali Abdulalah Saleh party stated that they prepared for confronting Houthis in Sana’a as they had composed dozens of slogans and patriotic songs to be chanted all over Yemeni governorates, as well as writing...

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The new presidential palace in Ankara prior to its inauguration by the Turkish president on October 29, 2014 (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)

Puffing the Turkish Chibouk in Ankara

by Amir Taheri | Aug 25, 2017 | Opinion

When in a recent column, we commented on efforts by NATO powers to establish some contact with the Iranian military we didn’t expect any quick development on that score. However, this is precisely what happened last week when Iran’s new Chief of Staff, General...

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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque (Reuters)

Qatar Bans its Pilgrims, Saudi Arabia Welcomes them

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 24, 2017 | Opinion

Saudi Arabia threw the ball in Qatar’s court when it agreed to send seven Saudi airplanes to transport Qatari pilgrims directly from Doha and when it exceptionally opened its land border for those wanting to perform Hajj. The kingdom has firmly shut the door to the...