by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 24, 2017 | World
Washington- CIA interest in the future of Syria began long time ago – the agency analysts expected stability to collapse once the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad is gone, which turned out to be true. Several reports and analyses were made on Syria, according to...
by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East
Dammam- The emiri diwan, or royal court, announced the death of the former emir of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, the deceased ruler’s grandson, declared three days of mourning. “His highness father Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 28, 2016 | Opinion
A lot has been said about Britain’s shock exit and the effects that it will have on Europe and the world which are not limited to the small issues such as visas and customs. The map of the European continent and the Union, relations between member states and foreign...
by Hussein Shobokshi | Jun 27, 2016 | Opinion
Political earthquakes come in different forms, and the result of the recent British referendum which resulted in a vote to leave the EU is “a powerful political earthquake”. The most pessimistic members of the British government did not expect this outcome. As soon as...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
In an official and popular death ceremony, tens of thousands of Algerians gathered for the burial of Hocine Aït Ahmed, the “father” of Algerian Independence. All the observers agreed that the country has not witnessed such a ceremony since the death of the Houari...