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September 14, 2022
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Tawfiq Rabahi
I believe that there is no further point in either hosting or even holding the Arab League's summits. After being an "honour" for the host country and a source...
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February 3, 2022
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Tawfiq Rabahi
The late Muammar Gaddafi erred in many policies and positions, but he was very correct in his lack of faith in the Arab League. Despite his discontent with it...
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January 27, 2021
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Tawfiq Rabahi
I do not know whether the decline of Washington's interest in the Arab world and its problems will be a curse or a blessing. Only time will tell, but...
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October 21, 2020
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Tawfiq Rabahi
According to specialist news reports, Algeria has failed to nominate any candidates for key positions in the African Union. Seven positions are open to change, the most important of...
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June 24, 2020
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Tawfiq Rabahi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi went to the border with Libya on Saturday to boost his army's morale before sending them to fight against a foreign enemy. The visit...
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May 12, 2020
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Tawfiq Rabahi
No two sane people would dispute that Saudi Arabia may have everything and anything except civil freedoms. Hence, it would be a grave mistake to think for one moment...
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March 11, 2020
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Tawfiq Rabahi
A court in Algiers is due to issue its verdict on opposition political activist Karim Tabbou over charges apparently related to his political activity, which have been adapted to...
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July 17, 2019
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Tawfiq Rabahi
It is funny to hear Arab and foreign television stations broadcast the news of the election of Suleiman Shanein MP as the new Speaker of the Algerian parliament. The...
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February 27, 2019
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Tawfiq Rabahi
I barely knew anything about the world when President Houari Boumediene died. I realised the extent of this catastrophe when I saw my father holding his head between his...
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December 5, 2017
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Tawfiq Rabahi
What happened to the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik in the UAE a few days ago is very similar to what happened to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri...
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November 22, 2017
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Tawfiq Rabahi
Saudi Arabia is on the verge of establishing official and overt diplomatic, security, and economic relations with Israel. This is sooner than we expected. The ruling clique in Saudi...
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September 19, 2017
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Tawfiq Rabahi
There is apparently never-ending talk about Article 102 of the Algerian Constitution, which provides for the president to step down in the event that he is incapable of carrying...
![Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C), Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (R), Jordanian King Abdullah II, President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L) and King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (R-2) meet prior the 5-way Arab summit in El-Alamain, Egypt on August 22, 2022. [Royal Hashemite Court - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220822-28706679-28706678-EGYPT_HOSTS_5WAY_ARAB_SUMMIT.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
I believe that there is no further point in either hosting or even holding the Arab League's summits. After being an "honour" for the host country and a source...![Arab Foreign Ministers take part in their 153rd annual session at the Arab League headquarters in the Egyptian capital Cairo, on 4 arch 2020 [MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1205049589.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The late Muammar Gaddafi erred in many policies and positions, but he was very correct in his lack of faith in the Arab League. Despite his discontent with it...![US troops at an Iraqi Army base on 30 March 2020 [ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GettyImages-1208581706.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
I do not know whether the decline of Washington's interest in the Arab world and its problems will be a curse or a blessing. Only time will tell, but...![Participants are seen at the 30th African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 28 January 2018 [Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018_1-28-30th-AU-Heads-of-State-and-Government-Summit20180129_2_28401535_30274544.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
According to specialist news reports, Algeria has failed to nominate any candidates for key positions in the African Union. Seven positions are open to change, the most important of...![Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi [Egyptian President Office/Apaimages]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Egyptian-President-Abdel-Fattah-al-Sisi300618_EPO_00-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi went to the border with Libya on Saturday to boost his army's morale before sending them to fight against a foreign enemy. The visit...![Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman in Islamabad, Pakistan on 17 February 2019 [Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency ]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20190217_2_34993505_41776202.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
No two sane people would dispute that Saudi Arabia may have everything and anything except civil freedoms. Hence, it would be a grave mistake to think for one moment...![Algerians stage a demonstration demanding regime officials - who continue to work after former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned -- to step down, in Algiers, Algeria on 4 October, 2019 [Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/20191004_2_38573611_48196421.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
A court in Algiers is due to issue its verdict on opposition political activist Karim Tabbou over charges apparently related to his political activity, which have been adapted to...
It is funny to hear Arab and foreign television stations broadcast the news of the election of Suleiman Shanein MP as the new Speaker of the Algerian parliament. The...
I barely knew anything about the world when President Houari Boumediene died. I realised the extent of this catastrophe when I saw my father holding his head between his...![Crown Prince and Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [Bandar Algaloud/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017_11-23-Mohammed-bin-Salman20171126_2_27114978_28203030.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
What happened to the former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik in the UAE a few days ago is very similar to what happened to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri...
Saudi Arabia is on the verge of establishing official and overt diplomatic, security, and economic relations with Israel. This is sooner than we expected. The ruling clique in Saudi...