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Faisal J. Abbas

Faisal J. Abbas

Faisal J. Abbas is the editor in chief of Arab News

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What Trump’s second coming signifies for Saudi-US relations

23 Jun 2025

Israel vs. Iran: Why Riyadh is committed to de-escalation

17 Jun 2025

Iran vs. Israel: Adults in the room need to act quickly

15 Jun 2025

Israel vs. Iran: a view from Riyadh

04 Jun 2025

Now is the time to recognize Palestine

25 May 2025

Lifting sanctions on Syria: a bet on a more prosperous future

15 May 2025

Decoding Trump’s historic Riyadh speech

12 May 2025

What Trump’s second coming signifies for Saudi-US relations

20 Apr 2025

Arab News at 50: A consistent voice in a constantly changing region

14 Apr 2025

In the home of the Oracle, the future is anyone’s guess

11 Mar 2025

Cairo plan a good start, but not a final destination

04 Mar 2025

Reset in ties expected as Riyadh welcomes new Lebanese President

17 Feb 2025

Crossing Jordan is not a good idea

10 Feb 2025

Netanyahu is becoming Israel’s worst enemy

10 Jan 2025

Many reasons for optimism about Syria and Lebanon

20 Nov 2024

Saudi reforms: the show must go on

14 Nov 2024

Netanyahu chose ICC over GCC, and is likely to get what he wished for

07 Oct 2024

The four observations that mark a year since Oct. 7

29 Sep 2024

Aside from Israel, Lebanon needs to be protected from another enemy: itself

26 Sep 2024

Netanyahu and Nasrallah: two sides of the same coin

22 Sep 2024

Isn’t it time football came home… to Saudi Arabia?

08 Aug 2024

A view from the bridge on Britain’s race riots

01 Aug 2024

Israelis need to listen to Ron Lauder

25 Jul 2024

A tale of two US departures

18 Jul 2024

The Kingdom’s critics can’t have it both ways

11 Jul 2024

What happens in America doesn’t stay in America

06 Jun 2024

Will Israel move toward 2030, or stay stuck in 1967?

24 May 2024

Saudi-Japan ties: From transactional to strategic

16 May 2024

A Tale of Two Kingdoms

09 May 2024

Badr bin Abdulmohsin: prodigy, poet, prince

02 May 2024

The Middle East’s ‘1989 moment’

25 Apr 2024

Vision 2030: A much-needed pulse check

21 Feb 2024

‘The Year of Saudi Media Transformation’

15 Feb 2024

At WGS, Artificial Intelligence dominated more than just discussions

20 Jan 2024

A clear Saudi message at Davos 2024

02 Jan 2024

Gaza: What went wrong and how to fix it

17 Dec 2023

Gaza: What are the scenarios for ‘the day after’?

10 Dec 2023

An American license to kill

05 Dec 2023

‘Do you condemn Hamas?’

08 Nov 2023

Gaza: Are there any winners?

23 Oct 2023

The Bassem Youssef moment

08 Oct 2023

Hamas has crossed the Rubicon. What now?

01 Oct 2023

‘But what about the Palestinian cause?’

23 Sep 2023

Why Riyadh? Just ask Fox News

12 Sep 2023

A tale of two G20s

07 Aug 2023

In Jeddah, Saudis’ pragmatism proves vital for Ukraine

30 Jul 2023

Is Saudi normalization with Israel possible?

23 Jun 2023

Saudi-French relations: the sky is the limit

31 May 2023

Mission accomplished: What Saudi astronauts have achieved for the Kingdom

15 May 2023

The People Have Spoken: What Palestinians Think

09 May 2023

The green giant goes digital

06 May 2023

How Charles III can Make Britain Great Again!

23 Apr 2023

Queen Cleopatra is not the Little Mermaid

09 Apr 2023

This Easter, the resurrection of a new Middle East might be upon us

07 Apr 2023

The three possible outcomes of the Saudi-Iran deal

21 Mar 2023

This Nowruz may be a ‘new day’ for the whole Middle East

16 Mar 2023

How Israel is affected by Saudi-Iranian rapprochement

13 Mar 2023

How optimistic should we be about the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement?

11 Mar 2023

Is this the end of Saudi-Iranian tensions?

05 Mar 2023

The US-Saudi relationship: What’s love got to do with it?

04 Mar 2023

As it turns 20, we owe Al Arabiya our thanks … and an apology

21 Feb 2023

Cube-shaped conspiracies won’t stop Saudi reforms

20 Jan 2023

It’s time to host WEF in Saudi Arabia

25 Dec 2022

Merry Christmas from Arab News

20 Dec 2022

How the World Cup cynics took their eye off the ball

14 Oct 2022

US Democrats are spinning out of control

09 Oct 2022

Kingdom’s US critics must have missed Zelensky’s thanks to Riyadh

05 Oct 2022

Why blocking King Charles from COP27 in Egypt is a mistake

17 Jul 2022

Forget the trivia, here’s what really mattered in Jeddah

13 Jul 2022

Biden’s Saudi visit is a return to the norm, not a ‘reorientation’

17 Jun 2022

What do Saudis want from Biden’s visit?

31 May 2022

Our YouGov Ukraine poll exposes deep Arab mistrust of the West

27 Mar 2022

The true price of attacking Saudi oil facilities

22 Mar 2022

Biden is becoming a master at losing friends and alienating allies

27 Feb 2022

Ukraine — a stark reminder of Western unreliability

21 Jan 2022

It’s not that complicated, Mr. Biden!

08 Nov 2021

Kadhimi must not become another Rafik Hariri

01 Nov 2021

Lebanon’s government is playing the wrong game show

06 Oct 2021

Facebook needs fixing, now!

16 Sep 2021

In loving memory of Youssef Khazem: Colleague, mentor and friend

15 Sep 2021

America is sending the wrong signals to Iran

02 Aug 2021

Lesson from Tunisia: Political Islam is not the solution

07 Jun 2021

5-year-old Lian was burnt to death by the Houthis, will the world care?

05 Jun 2021

Lessons from Gaza

18 Apr 2021

Jordan’s stability is vital, and King Abdullah is its biggest guarantor

11 Apr 2021

Erdogan insulted the EU long before “SofaGate”

11 Feb 2021

Only terrorists target a civilian airport

29 Jan 2021

‘Strategy’ won’t beat the virus — logistics will

21 Jan 2021

Team Biden is off on the right foot

13 Jan 2021

Finally, Americans hear the truth on Iran

07 Jan 2021

2021: Things can only get better

30 Oct 2020

Nice: Not in Our Name

26 Oct 2020

So, what do Arabs want from the next US president?

23 Sep 2020

A Saudi National Day, and the international impact of the Kingdom’s COVID-19 battle

13 Sep 2020

Enough process, what we need is peace

02 Sep 2020

Macron’s Lebanese ‘faux pas’

07 Aug 2020

Who is to blame for Lebanon’s mess?

19 Apr 2020

Darwin was right: Only the fittest will survive COVID-19

09 Apr 2020

COVID-19: 100 days that changed the world

29 Mar 2020

In praise of our healthcare heroes

24 Mar 2020

In Riyadh, it’s the G20 vs. COVID-19

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