A laboratory for testing drones and missiles over the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab The Middle East is a theatre of operations for these weapons. We will see a lot of criticism. But, as we have seen, the most damaging attacks come… Haitham El-Zobaidi
King Mohammed VI’s strategy against water scarcity The overarching question raised by King Mohammed VI’s vision a quarter century ago is: How can Morocco become a bulwark against drought? Haitham El-Zobaidi
Trump’s startling demand on Egypt Trump wants money, deals, gratitude and triumphs. The sky is the limit for the advantages he seeks for himself and his country Haitham El-Zobaidi
Iran’s crown jewel The “Al-Aqsa Flood” was a moment of hasty and grave strategic error which Iran will forever regret, even if it continues to claim that it was all a… Haitham El-Zobaidi
The revolving door of Arab satellite television channels It is safe to say that AlHurra's exit from the satellite television competition will not have much significance Haitham El-Zobaidi
Turkey’s strategic game in Syria Syria is a pivotal country geographically, culturally and politically. The Turks see it as an historical extension of all their ambitions Haitham El-Zobaidi
Algeria and South Africa are held back by syndromes An unhinged political compass has led such countries as Algeria or South Africa to stray off the course of progress despite the abundance of natural… Haitham El-Zobaidi
The Trump-Houthi clash of stubborn minds It is difficult to say if a scenario similar to that faced by Hezbollah in Lebanon is now unfolding in Yemen Haitham El-Zobaidi
The Syrian patient Without pinning blame on anyone, one can say that this particular way of dealing with death in the region has sadly become the new normal. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Nasrallah’s orphans One of the lingering key questions is whether the “Hamas October 7, 2023 attack was worth Hassan Nasrallah’s demise? I don’t think so. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Saudi rise amid a tired Arab world A calm Arabian Gulf could be the starting point for a calm Arab region and a calmer world. Everyone is exhausted and it is time for a break Haitham El-Zobaidi
The fascinating game of nations As it causes endless bloodshed in the region, Iran does not feel the need to pose the most important question to itself: what did the Arabs do to… Haitham El-Zobaidi
UAE’s bold AI partnership with France Working with the Europeans is as profitable for the Emiratis as it is useful because it provides them with a knowledge background in a vast… Haitham El-Zobaidi
The new Arab Spring that will not come So, not much will happen through street agitation and popular demonstrations. If anything is to occur it will be with the mobilisation of armies or… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Trump’s trillion-dollar question In his second term, Trump is seeking hundreds of billions of dollars and demographic changes that would redraw the maps of the region, people and… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Emirati inspiration for Iraqi Kurdistan These are frank and brave Spartans who are not afraid to ask the tough questions. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Singing to Turkish-Qatari tunes in Syria Saudi Arabia wants to adjust the order of things in Syria and leave its mark on regional developments, so as to come ahead of the Turks and the… Haitham El-Zobaidi
The closed road of the ‘Shia Red Crescent’ There is no underestimating the significance of the Assad regime’s collapse nor the way it happened Haitham El-Zobaidi
Cairo's Achilles heel is inaction Egypt should send an urgent message warning Iran and the Houthis that the Suez Canal is a vital artery that is not expendable and cannot be left to… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Guess who could hatch a coup in Tehran? It seems that coups in Iran always begin with oil and control of this vital asset Haitham El-Zobaidi
