Roots of radicalisation in Oman What should be of immediate concern now is how this terrorist cell was born in Oman ’s land of tolerance. Haitham El-Zobaidi
NEOM revisited: how Saudi Arabia became more transparent Saudi Arabia is a wealthy country by all standards. But one trillion dollars, which is the project’s presumed cost, remains a large amount,… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Hamas’ undisputed real After fighting Israel from the Gaza tunnels, Hamas and its leaders will declare victory as a truce deal is agreed and captives exchanged Haitham El-Zobaidi
Iran’s and Israel’s stakes in Lebanon The same countries which are accused of normalisation and of remaining silent about the Israeli massacres perpetrated against the Palestinians are… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Eid protest in Oman There have been rarely-heard statements before about Shafi’is, Ibadis and Shia. Perhaps it is a bit of an exaggeration to talk about sedition. Haitham El-Zobaidi
Fixing Kuwait’s woes Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad seems intent on transcending all the inhibitions of traditional politics as he strives to extract the country from its current… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Sultan Haitham’s regional priorities Oman is a close ally of Iran, but that is not at the expense of the interests of others in the region. Haitham El-Zobaidi
The new Erdogan is more useful for the region The Erdogan, who deals so calmly with an issue which was once his daily fixation, is a different Erdogan. Haitham El-Zobaidi
The Saudi-Emirati intersection The “special relationship” between the two countries has made possible a rare political consensus in the region Haitham El-Zobaidi
The Kuwaiti patient Before anyone cries over lost democracy in Kuwait , one should ask: how much has the country lost because of democracy? Haitham El-Zobaidi
Reality check in NEOM Just as Saudi Arabia has dispensed with religious and social Salafism, there is no place in its future or vision for economic Salafism. Haitham El-Zobaidi
The Middle East’s parallel maps The reality of the conflict in the Middle East is that it is a showdown between two competing projects in the region, one is Iranian and the other… Haitham El-Zobaidi
Iranian threats that fizzled In the final analysis, Iranian weapons seem well suited to threaten the Gulf nations because of their proximity, but in their current form they are… Haitham El-Zobaidi
