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Abdulrahman al-Rashed
Abdulrahman al-Rashed

Abdulrahman al-Rashed is the Chairman of Al Arabiya's Editorial Board and former General Manager of Al Arabiya News Channel. A veteran and internationally acclaimed journalist, he is a former editor-in-chief of the London-based leading Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, where he still regularly writes a political column. He has also served as the editor of Asharq al-Awsat’s sister publication, al-Majalla. Throughout his career, Rashed has interviewed several world leaders, with his articles garnering worldwide recognition, and he has successfully led Al Arabiya to the highly regarded, thriving and influential position it is in today. He tweets @aalrashed.

How much did you pay to stop the smuggling of Captagon?

Stories of Syria using Captagon as a bargaining chip to secure funds for reconstruction and regain its seat in the Arab League have been making the rounds ever since the country’s return to the Arab...

 The Jeddah Summit: Are reconciliations possible?

Saudi Arabia hosted three major summits within the span of only ten months. The first one was the Security and Development Summit held in Jeddah with the participation of six GCC countries plus Egypt,...

 Sudanese hopes in Jeddah

It has been four years since the ousting of Omar al-Bashir and his regime in one of the largest turn of events in Sudan’s history.But to this day, Khartoum is still struggling: ongoing conflicts...

 As Yemen leaves the war behind, Sudan marches toward it 

It may seem like our region is under an eternal spell or evil magic trick. But in truth, there is no spell or magic at play here: there’s simply mismanagement.In the last few weeks, the Houthis and...

 The Saudis visit Sanaa

Approximately three months ago, a vessel carrying a staggering cargo of 5,000 weapons, over 1.5 million rounds of ammunition, and 7,000 missile components was intercepted and seized en route from Iran...

 Can Beijing bring an end to the 40-year conflict?

Imagine sitting in President Joe Biden’s Oval Office, immersed in the debate surrounding the Beijing deal. Everyone present concurs that this is the first time China has taken the bold step of...

 Are we nearing the end of the Saudi-US dispute?

I recently took part in a forum that discussed the strained Saudi-US relations.In the event, organized in AlUla by a think tank, American and Saudi figures discussed in a rather frank atmosphere...

 Wahhabism, colonialism, and ancient Saudi Arabia

Today, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its Founding Day. Since that day almost 300 years ago, Saudi Arabia’s long, great history has been filled with moments of prosperity but also moments of...