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Saudi’s Social Contract
The way Saudi views itself has changed By Fahad Nazer 2015 was a seminal year in the history of Saudi Arabia. Not only did it mark the passing of King Abdullah who had been de facto monarch since 1995...
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Crafting Stability
This troubled region of ours requires lateral thinking and a new approach By Ismail Serageldin The horrors of Daesh and Al Qaeda have reached such a level of barbarity and violence that we are unable...
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Blurred Future
Golan residents find their loyalties being tested BY NOUR SAMAHA Earlier this month, under the cover of rain and thick fog, several Hezbollah fighters snuck across the Lebanese border into the...
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Truth and Lies
Israel’s unwillingness to dismantle the settlements, crushes the ‘Palestinian State’ solution BY Ben White Ever since the the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip began in 1967,...
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Riyadh vs Tehran: What lies ahead?
The rift between Riyadh and Tehran is taking a toll on the region BY Dr. Adnan Mansour The severing of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran came against the backdrop of the tense and bloody...
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War in Yemen: Shoulder to Shoulder
The Akhdam join the war in Yemen, hoping to end a history of rampant discrimination BY Nasser Al Sakkaf When the Houthis tried to take over Taiz in March 2015, residents of the western Yemeni province...
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Forever Frenemies
The attack on Pathankot illustrates a fractious Indo-Pak relationship BY Aarti Betigeri In the imperilled world of India-Pakistan relations, things can change drastically very quickly, while ultimately...
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Travesty of Justice
The forthcoming execution of Bangladesh’s Nizami must be stopped BY Ehsan Siddiq On January 6, 2016, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, the leader of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami became the fifth...
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Seeds of Growth
The region’s institutions need a heroic commitment to long-term planning BY Hassan Al Damluji At the start of 2016, the Middle East feels battered and bruised. For many of us who take a determinedly...
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Business Outlook: Low Oil Prices, Stretched Finances
BY Leila Hatoum Oman plans to issue international sovereign bonds this year as a way to address its budget deficit, the country’s Undersecretary Minister of Finance Nasser Al Jashmi told Newsweek...
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A Headless State
Three decades later, Lebanon’s leading Christian rivals finally reconcile, but will that get the country a president? BY Nicholas Noe For most people in the Middle East, the prospect that Lebanon might...
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Time for Calm and Hard Data
BY NourEldeen Al Hammoury Global equity, commodity and foreign exchange, markets have experienced exceptional volatility since the beginning of 2016, driven by two main factors: concerns over growth in...
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Davos: The Trials of Christine Lagarde
Has a French court ruined the chances of a second term for the first woman to lead the IMF? By Mirren Gidda Photographs by Lexey Swall Some say Lagarde is concerned primarily with preserving the...
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The Most Dangerous Job on Earth
Syria’s White Helmets live (and often die) by the motto ‘to save one life is to save humanity’ By Janine di Giovanni Photographs by Nicole Tung On a warm morning in December, a few dozen Syrians from...
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Funding Humanity
By Leila Hatoum At a time when global powers are spending over $1.7 trillion annually on arms and military programs, the world falls $15 billion short of financing global humanitarian projects to...
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Countering Shame
Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced failed to see that Muslims do have a robust tradition of talking back to their texts BY Sarah Eltantawi I saw Ayad Akhtar’s difficult play Disgraced this weekend at the...
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Yemen: Stairwell Lessons
Students are struggling to learn in the war-torn city of Taiz BY Nasser Al Sakkaf Schools in one of Yemen’s largest cities, Taiz, are not empty. But they are not filled with students, either. Those...
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A Taste from the Past
Gaza City’s traditional bakery flourishes amid electricity crisis BY Sami Abu Salem Columns of black and white smoke entwine in the air forming abstract lines that soon fade into a cloudy sky. The...
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Low Oil Prices: A New Opportunity for Gulf Cooperation
BY Omar Al Ubaydli When the founders of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), convened in Baghdad in 1960, they made life difficult for themselves by violating virtually all of...
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Cuba: When the Cows Come Home
From toothpaste to toilet paper, shortages are common in Cuba. But as the country warms to capitalism—and the U.S.—that may change. A prime example: Beef By Taylor Wofford with Hannah Berkeley Cohen in...
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