Showing posts with label Abdulrahman al-Rashed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abdulrahman al-Rashed. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 October 2016

More than just recreation in Saudi Arabia (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

I asked Doctor Ahmad al-Khatib, head of the Commission for Recreation and Culture, whom I believe is in charge of the most difficult mission in the Saudi government: “Are you certain you can achieve this task?” His answer was practical as he simply told me to go myself to Saudi Arabia and attend one of these recreation events.

Thursday, 21 July 2016

Idolizing foreign leaders (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

It is neither strange nor new for many Arabs to support a foreign or regional leader for various reasons. There have been Egypt’s late president Gamal Abdel Nasser, Iran’s late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iraq’s late President Saddam Hussein and others. There is current enthusiasm over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/21/Idolizing-foreign-leaders.html

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Will Turkey boycott the West? (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

The number of Arab Gulf tourists to Turkey does not exceed more than 200,000 a year, while the number of Russian and Iranian tourists is 4 million and 1.5 million a year respectively. These numbers help us understand ties between countries and what influences them. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently said he intends to reform relations with neighboring countries, which have been damaged due to disputes over Syria.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/20/Will-Turkey-boycott-the-West-.html

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Naturalizing Syrians in Turkey (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

When Turkey’s prime minister promised to grant citizenship to Syrian refugees, each person analyzed this from his or her own angle. His Turkish rivals opposed the move, considering it an attempt to enhance his situation in the upcoming elections by including these Syrians to vote for him. They launched a social media campaign against granting citizenship to foreigners.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/13/Naturalizing-Syrians-in-Turkey.html

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

The Boeing blow (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

The economy is vital to the existence of the Iranian regime, and the major motive behind the nuclear deal. However, so far Tehran has not achieved what it wants or attained what it was promised.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/12/The-Boeing-blow.html

Sunday, 10 July 2016

On reports of a solution to the Syrian conflict (Abdulrahman al-Rashed, Al Arabiya)

The narrative that Turkey is now inclined to agree to a solution that accepts Bashar al-Assad as Syrian president but without jurisdictions for six months does not seem credible. This is because most countries in support of the Syrian opposition agreed to the same proposal more than a year and a half ago. I believe Turkey was one of these countries.

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2016/07/10/On-reports-of-a-solution-to-the-Syrian-conflict.html