June 13, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani Two weeks ago, the architect of the US peace plan for the Middle East — the “deal of the century” — landed in Jordan. Jared Kushner was in the...
For some time, Iraq has tried its best to maintain its neutral relationship with both the US and Iran. Such a position may be under threat now, with Baghdad...
In less than ten days, Algeria and Sudan witnessed the removal of their heads of state, Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Omar Al-Bashir. Such significant events raise the question of whether...
April 26, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani Last week, US President Donald Trump vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have ended American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, thereby issuing his second veto since he...
April 11, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani US President Donald Trump appears increasingly to be the official sponsor of authoritarian regimes, a view given even more credence when he welcomed Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to...
March 28, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani The Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917 by the then British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, who viewed “with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the...
March 22, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani Despite the fact that Saudi officials thought the sortie in to Yemen would only last a few weeks, we are now entering the fifth year of the war on...
March 15, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani The US Senate took a remarkable step on Wednesday by voting to end American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen for the second time. The result (54-46) had...
February 21, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani On Sunday, Israeli forces evicted Hatem Abu Asab’s family from their home in Jerusalem. This comes after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled Jewish settlers were the rightful owners. The...
February 16, 2019
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Abdulaziz Kilani Saudi-Moroccan relations are witnessing an unprecedented period of tension. Morocco has decided to pull its Ambassador from Riyadh. The Ambassador, Mustafa Al-Mansouri, has explained to 360 that the reason for his...
December 21, 2018
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Abdulaziz Kilani The US Defense Secretary, James Mattis resigned yesterday creating a new episode of the series of resignations that the US President Donald Trump has faced since he took office....
December 19, 2018
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Abdulaziz Kilani The steps taken by the US Senate in passing the Yemen War Powers Resolution last Thursday confirmed the ongoing disgust at the premeditated killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
December 5, 2018
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Abdulaziz Kilani The US Senate sent a strong message to the Trump administration on Wednesday by supporting a bill that would force Washington to cut its support for the Saudi-led coalition...
November 9, 2018
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Abdulaziz Kilani Saudi Arabia’s reputation has never been this bad. Ever since Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman became the de facto ruler of the Kingdom and consolidated his power, things have...
October 22, 2018
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Abdulaziz Kilani I was lucky enough to have met Jamal Khashoggi on 29 September at MEMO’s conference during his last visit to the UK. I introduced myself to him as the...
![Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner speaks during the Time 100 Summit event 23 April, 2019 in New York [DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/GettyImages-1138923367.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Two weeks ago, the architect of the US peace plan for the Middle East — the “deal of the century” — landed in Jordan. Jared Kushner was in the...![Iraqis demonstrate against the conflict between Iran and the US on 24 May 2019 [AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/protest-against-US-in-IraqGettyImages-1146132440.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
For some time, Iraq has tried its best to maintain its neutral relationship with both the US and Iran. Such a position may be under threat now, with Baghdad...![Thousands of students, doctors and civil servants stage a protest to demand President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step from power, in front of Central Post Office Square in Algiers, Algeria on 19 March 2019. [Farouk Batiche - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190319_2_35516873_42755474.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
In less than ten days, Algeria and Sudan witnessed the removal of their heads of state, Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Omar Al-Bashir. Such significant events raise the question of whether...![Image of US President Donald Trump (L) with the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Muhammad Bin Salman (R) [file photo]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-and-bin-salman.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Last week, US President Donald Trump vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have ended American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, thereby issuing his second veto since he...![U.S. President Donald Trump meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (L) at the White House in Washington, United States on 3 April 2017 [Presidency of Egypt / Handout/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170403_2_22850977_20632749.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
US President Donald Trump appears increasingly to be the official sponsor of authoritarian regimes, a view given even more credence when he welcomed Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi to...![US President Donald Trump [Gage Skidmore/Flickr]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2011_1-10-trump5440390625_909854f45e_o.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The Balfour Declaration was issued in 1917 by the then British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, who viewed “with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the...![A Yemeni boy looks at the destruction of his home caused by an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition [Mohamed A. Al-Moayed/Twitter]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_9_11-airstrike-in-yemenC640ZZ7XUAUS8Lj.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Despite the fact that Saudi officials thought the sortie in to Yemen would only last a few weeks, we are now entering the fifth year of the war on...![US President Donald Trump (R) poses for a photo with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (L) in Washington, US on 20 March 2018 [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council/ Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018_3-20-U.S.-President-Trump-meets-Crown-Prince-of-Saudi-Arabia-Al-Saud20180320_2_29356000_31878606.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The US Senate took a remarkable step on Wednesday by voting to end American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen for the second time. The result (54-46) had...![An Israeli flag can be seen atop a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 26 July 2017. Over 100 settlers stormed the house and evicted the Palestinian family which legally owns it. [Mamoun Wazwaz /Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170726_Settlers_take_over_Hebron-4.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
On Sunday, Israeli forces evicted Hatem Abu Asab’s family from their home in Jerusalem. This comes after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled Jewish settlers were the rightful owners. The...![Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 24 October 2018 [Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10-24-Saudi-Crown-Prince-Mohammed-bin-SalmanGettyImages-1052930590.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Saudi-Moroccan relations are witnessing an unprecedented period of tension. Morocco has decided to pull its Ambassador from Riyadh. The Ambassador, Mustafa Al-Mansouri, has explained to 360 that the reason for his...![US President Donald Trump (R) and former Secretary of Defence James Mattis (L) on 25 October 2018 in Washington, DC [Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2018_10-25-Mattis-and-trumpGettyImages-1059377544.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The US Defense Secretary, James Mattis resigned yesterday creating a new episode of the series of resignations that the US President Donald Trump has faced since he took office....
The steps taken by the US Senate in passing the Yemen War Powers Resolution last Thursday confirmed the ongoing disgust at the premeditated killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi...![Image of the US Congress in session [Lawrence Jackson/Wikipedia]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2009_9_9-Us-congress-2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The US Senate sent a strong message to the Trump administration on Wednesday by supporting a bill that would force Washington to cut its support for the Saudi-led coalition...![Portraits of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulazziz (R) and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) are seen on 18 October 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10-18-Portraits-of-Saudi-King-Salman-bin-Abdulazziz-R-and-his-son-Crown-Prince-Mohammed-bin-SalmanGettyImages-1052438486.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Saudi Arabia’s reputation has never been this bad. Ever since Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman became the de facto ruler of the Kingdom and consolidated his power, things have...![Saudi writer and media personality Jamal Khashoggi [File photo]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017_09_20-Saudi-writer-and-media-personality-Jamal-Khashoggifgfg.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
I was lucky enough to have met Jamal Khashoggi on 29 September at MEMO’s conference during his last visit to the UK. I introduced myself to him as the...