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A view shows Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, in Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

The Challenge: Who Guarantees Qatar?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

The problem of the four Arab states that decided to confront Qatar is not represented in obliging Doha to meet their 13 demands, but, it’s in Qatar’s credibility and guaranteeing what it says, signs and pledges. We do not know of a single agreement that Qatar signed...

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People carry their belongings as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Why Aleppo’s Evacuation Was No Such Thing

by Alicia Kearns | Jan 3, 2017 | Opinion

The ‘evacuation’ of Aleppo temporarily cast the world’s conscience on Syria once more. Images of civilians choosing between expulsion or annihilation have flooded our TV screens and Twitter feeds. But despite this mass attention, somehow it is the reality that has...

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Blood is seen on the ground after a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Sana’a, Yemen, March 20, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia Fights Takfir

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Scholars stated that takfir accusations, the act of declaring someone as kafir (non-believer), have become a misconception that results in various damages. They also affirmed that only Allah can determine this, given that suspicion is not sufficient to...

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Fighters From Jabhat Fateh al-Sham marching toward the northern village of al-Ais in Aleppo province,(AP)

Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham’s Rebranding, Split from Qaeda

by Dr. Khaled Yamout | Sep 12, 2016 | Features

Rabat- Abu Mohammed al-Julani, incumbent emir of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham and a chief opposition leader against Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, had given the world of political and terror researchers a new controversial dispatch on the July 28  that brought about wide...

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Opinion: Jihad With the Iranian Rial!

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 29, 2016 | Opinion

Our newspaper published a story about Iran allocating an annual budget for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organisation after relations between them were restored. An official at the organisation’s press office said that Iranian support “is not an accusation” and...