The disappearance of the prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi won't completely upend U.S.-Saudi relations but will almost certainly have a significant negative impact on them.
Hezbollah has paid a heavy price to secure the survival of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which also secures Hezbollah’s overland lifeline to Tehran.
The Kuwaiti emir’s visit to China generated intense debate, centered around a rumor about a deal to develop Kuwait’s northern islands, highlighting anxieties about the country’s future.
Kuwait hopes to usher in a “new industrial era,” but the country will have to pay more attention to demand and regional competition to boost industrial output.
موقف الكونغرس الأمريكي من قضية خاشقجي وتعجله بإلقاء المسؤولية على الرياض في الكشف عن الحقيقة يهدد بتعرض العلاقات مع المملكة إلى عاصفة سياسية واقتصادية يصعب تقدير قوتها، فهل سيحول ترامب دون تعرض حلفائه الاستراتيجيين في الخليج إلى الضرر؟ اطلع على المزيد
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Saudi filmmakers Meshal Al Jaser and Ali Al Sumayin joined Kristin Smith Diwan to talk about and screen their work, and discuss how social media and other new technologies are influencing the future of film and media production in the Gulf. This event was co-presented with the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
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