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Iraq, Gulf states close to full rapprochement: Iraqi president
Iraqi President Fuad Masoum (L) meets with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani at the royal palace in Doha, Qatar, on February 11, 2015. (Qatar News Agency) Doha, Asharq...
View ArticleOpinion: Iran faces an uphill battle in Yemen
The Yemeni crisis has reached a critical moment of truth. The Gulf and the international community have both declared their opposition to the Houthi coup, with these stances resulting in the subsequent...
View ArticleOpinion: The GCC, Egypt, and the Brotherhood Media Machine
During this critical stage there are many who are angered by any closeness or cooperation between Egypt and the Gulf states. There are also those who stand by the Muslim Brotherhood and its...
View ArticleOpinion: Iran, the Gulf, and the Nuclear Agreement
Thank God for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent moves to “reassure” us in the Arab Gulf states regarding the expected deal between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN...
View ArticleOpinion: Iran, the Beast Unchained?
In my Op-ed yesterday about the framework nuclear deal between the West and Iran, I wrote an analysis of this topic’s previous chapter and sought to understand why Iran accepted the agreement—and at...
View ArticleOpinion: The Growing Iranian Threat to the Gulf
I aim to focus here on the impact of the Iran nuclear deal on two of the region’s polar opposites: Iran and Saudi Arabia. Before US President Barack Obama launched negotiations with the Iranian regime,...
View ArticleOpinion: Is the Camp David summit a marketing tool for the Iran deal?
US President Barack Obama is known for his persuasive talents. Indeed, the upcoming Camp David summit may not only ease the minds of the invited Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders and calm the...
View ArticleOpinion: Actions Speak Louder than Words, Mr. President
The upcoming summit at Camp David may be the most significant US–Gulf meeting in the last 50 years. This is not because it would be the first time a US president has met with Gulf leaders. But rather...
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US, Gulf states head towards key talks at Camp David
President Barack Obama (L) greets Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (C), and Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Deputy...
View ArticleOpinion: Obama’s Message to the Arabs
“Crisis? What crisis?” These three words brought down the labor government of former British Prime Minister James Callaghan in 1979, and became part of the country’s political folklore. In late 1978...
View ArticleOpinion: Thwarting Iran’s Regional Influence
Why would we in the Gulf stand against Iran’s nuclear deal? We support any agreement ending all forms of confrontation with Iran and the sanctions imposed on it. The problem lies in the details. If it...
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John Kerry: US will “push back” against Iran’s role in region
US Secretary of State John Kerry answers a question after his meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mladen...
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Iran launches charm offensive among wary Gulf states
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivers a speech during a press conference in Kuwait City on July 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat) Dubai and Manama, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s...
View ArticleOpinion: Zarif’s Charm Offensive
The officially announced aims behind Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s latest tour of the Gulf include improving relations with some of Iran’s neighbors, explaining the ramifications of...
View ArticleOpinion: Is the Gulf’s Relationship with Washington a Mistake?
The US administration’s deal with Iran on its nuclear program, which ends sanctions and paves the way for rapprochement with Tehran, was viewed by some as a rather low move by Washington against its...
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Kerry pushes Iran deal in Qatar
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) listens during a foreign ministers’ meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in Doha, Qatar, on August 3, 2015. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP) Doha,...
View ArticleOpinion: Dialogue with Iran by Way of RPG
Before the ink had even dried on comments made by Iranian officials regarding the recent Gulf–Iranian dialogue, Kuwaiti authorities made the announcement that they had intercepted a Hezbollah-linked...
View ArticleOpinion: The Gulf States and Syrian Refugees
The crisis of refugees—Syrians, Iraqis, Yemenis, and others—is everyone’s responsibility amid the international community’s failure to support them. No one, including Gulf countries, has an excuse to...
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Saudi economy capable of withstanding oil price slump: World Bank Gulf director
A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10, 2012. (Reuters/Kim...
View ArticleOpinion: Actions Speak Louder than Words, Mr. President
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