The year 2016 was a bloody year for the Arabs. Wars, civil strife, economic downturn and a feeling of hopelessness cast long and dark shadows over most part of the Arab world. The Arab Spring which later turned out to lead to the autumn of the despots took the Arab ship into storms that if…

Many events have unfolded in the country in the last year and a half, one of the most prominent being Saudi Vision 2030. There have also been new rules and regulations concerning aspects of government and public matters. There was a new budget announced a few days ago. New fees on expatriates have also been…

العام المنصرم 2016، كان عاما سيئا بكل معنى الكلمة للعالم العربي، فقد كان عاما دمويا لكثير من الدول العربية، مليئا بالحروب الأهلية والنزاعات الداخلية، والانهيارات الاقتصادية، ما أدى إلى أن يلقي اليأس وفقدان الأمل بظلالهما على هذا الجزء من العالم. والربيع العربي المزعوم لم يفعل شيئا بخلاف أنه ألقى بالسفينة العربية في محيط متلاطم…

Some of the fears being expressed in the wake of the upset victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election may be exaggerated. But there is enough reason to worry over the rise of the far or hard right in the US and across Europe. A crude sort of nationalism to which US President…