Hasan Ismaik

The writer is a Jordanian entrepreneur and a writer with weekly columns in the Arabic press.

 Syria's President Bashar Assad meets with United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in Damascus on November 9

UAE and Syria: Securing the Middle East's geopolitical future - opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Yair Lapid leads the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, on Sunday. ‘There is a list of target countries. Saudi Arabia is first among them,’ says Lapid, referring to expanding the Abraham Accords.

Biden's visit: Who will lose and who will gain? - opinion

 JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH presents a necklace to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Amman last week. During his upcoming Middle East trip, US President Joe Biden will try to reset the relationship with countries in the region.

Biden's upcoming SA visit: What will be discussed? - comment


Why does Israel insist on remaining isolated from its surroundings? - opinion

If Israel is unable to enter into peace negotiations, it nevertheless remains responsible for the bloodshed, demolitions of homes and storming of religious sites.

Israelis holding a march are escorted away by Border Police from Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City last Wednesday, after the marchers ignored a police order to stay away from the area.

US must solve challenges in east — But solve own problems first - opinion

Amid growing concern about inflation, its national debt is more than $30 trillion. Its infrastructure is crumbling. White supremacist, anti-government and other violent right-wing groups are growing.

 RUSSIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER Sergei Lavrov shows the way to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting in Moscow last month.

The Saudi plan to contain Hezbollah, free it from Iranian influence - opinion

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam and Hassan Nasrallah share a far more important trait: They both want a strong and healthy Lebanon, free from war and outside influences.

 SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to Jeddah in December.

Something needs to be done about the dying children in Syria - opinion

How the West can correct its mistakes and save Syrians drowning in a riptide of internal conflict, starvation and sanctions.

 IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi meets with Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran in December.

Why Oman didn’t join the Abraham Accords - opinion

Oman’s reluctance to sign the Abraham Accords or a similar agreement stems from its commitment to the “Omani approach” of neutrality and noninterference in dealing with the regional conflicts.

 Syria's President Bashar al-Assad welcomes Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on January 31, 2022.

Peaceful coexistence ensures mutual survival and prosperity - opinion

Away from today’s geopolitical framework, Arabs and Jews get along very well.

 SAUDI ARABIA is leading efforts to achieve a boom in regional development with the Vision 2030 project.

US, UK, Israel should help form an Arab NATO - opinion

The US and UK helped Islamic militias flourish in the MENA region; they can help defeat them now.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks at the White House in July on the administration’s drawdown efforts in Afghanistan.

What Israelis know and Arabs must learn - opinion

How the six greatest sins of Arab and Palestinian leaders offer opportunities and advantages for the present and future

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak jokingly pushes Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat into a cabin on the grounds of Camp David as then-US president Bill Clinton watches during their summit in July 2000.