Saudi Arabia has always been renowned for its signature "silent treatment" on most affairs. Rarely confrontational by nature, and always extra-cautious, Saudi officials often repeat that the Kingdom's policy is not to interfere in the affairs of other countries.

Rather, things usually happen behind closed doors in Saudi Arabia. Most...

Despite the tremendous amount of respect which I have for the British Broadcasting Corporation, I couldn't help wondering if I was watching fact or fiction when it came to the BBC's recent documentary: "A History of Syria with Dan Snow."

Indeed, the narrative of the film repeatedly - if not...

Last Sunday, history was made in Saudi Arabia when the recently sworn-in Shura Council, the country's consultative assembly, held its first session with 30 women appointees participating for the first time.

Thanks to a Royal Decree issued by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz earlier this year,...

Until this week, many observers may have still wondered what kind of rulers the Muslim Brotherhood are in Egypt. Since assuming office last June, questions were being raised around the dubious power-consolidation strategy carried out by President Mohammed Morsi, the democratically elected Brotherhood candidate who came into power on the...

Four years ago, I wrote an inauguration day open letter to then president-elect Barack Obama, congratulating him, the American people and all believers in liberty and freedom on his remarkable achievement.

At that time, President Obama's "Yes, we can" campaign had managed to send a refreshing breeze...

Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon is no stranger to Davos; in a 'previous life,' he used to attend the annual meetings of the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a tycoon businessman rubbing shoulders with the world's most influential movers and shakers.

However, he arrives to Davos this year a...

Long after his cricket heyday, 60-year-old Imran Khan is once again inspiring young
Pakistanis on an unprecedented scale.

With just a few months left until the upcoming general elections, many in Pakistan are now
hoping Khan leads their country into stability and prosperity, just like the former cricket

With Al Arabiya News Channel's exclusive coverage on the newly-leaked Syrian security documents coming to an end, the time has finally arrived to voice an opinion about some of the things that have been said since we began revealing the shocking contents of these documents two weeks ago.

First...

Last year, I wrote an article on the occasion of the Saudi National Day arguing that despite the country's blessings of economic prosperity, continuous growth and remarkable stability; Saudi Arabia still had an enormous challenge that it needed to overcome.

The Kingdom's biggest challenge comes from within,...

The only thing that was funny about "The Innocence of Muslims," the controversial video that mocked Prophet Mohammed and may have caused inflamed mobs to attack U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya, was its title!

"The Innocence of Muslims"... Are you kidding me?

How could we -- Muslims...

As Sarah Attar finished last in her 800-metre race on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's first female participation at the Olympics came to a seemingly ignominious end.

Last Friday, the other Saudi contender, 16-year-old judoka Wojdan Ali Shaherkani, made her international debut at the London ExCel Centre, in a match which was...

Months of speculations, anticipation and negotiations came to an end last Thursday, when it was finally announced that Saudi women athletes will be participating at the 2012 Olympics.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei were the only three countries in the world that didn't have female participation during...

Mohammed Morsi arrived in Saudi Arabia yesterday on his first official international visit as President of Egypt.

President Morsi -- who has also received an invitation from U.S. President Barack Obama to visit America when he attends the United Nations' General Assembly (UNGA) in September...

As Lebanon mourned its "Dean of Journalists" over the weekend, Prime Minister Nagib Mikati was spot-on to suggest that the nation "lost a true national symbol" with the passing of Ghassan Tueni.

Tueni was a veteran publisher, author, politician, diplomat and intellectual.

"Much has been...

Tonight, all eyes will be on Turkey where the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Eurasia will be inaugurated.

Set to be launched under the theme "Bridging Regions in Transformation", this is the first-time ever the Geneva-based international organisation has dedicate a...

On April 23rd, 2012 a series of crippling cyber-attacks were waged against the social media outlets of the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya News Channel.

Within moments, editors at this leading newscaster lost all control over the channel's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts as they (the accounts) began disseminating false information relating...

Two days ago, I blogged for The Huffington Post UK detailing the April 23rd cyber-attacks which were launched by the so-called "Syrian Electronic Army" (SEA) against the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya News Channel.

As I couldn't get hold of anyone from the so-called SEA at the time, I ended...

It was close to mid-night when followers of the Twitter-feed of Al-Arabiya, one of the leading satellite news channels in the Middle East, began noticing a series of controversial news post relating to the State of Qatar.

The first post suggested that Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, the Gulf Emirate's Prime...

They say one shouldn't judge a book by its cover; but hey, if you were lucky enough to have been alive to witness the Arab Spring unfold last year; then how could you possibly resist reading a book which: a) has a title like: Tahrir: The Last 18 Days of...

If you are on Twitter, you may already know that April 12 won't be just another ordinary Thursday in Yemen. Indeed, preparations are under way for yet another "No Qat Day" following the hype which a similar social media-fuelled attempt generated last January.