Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi

Anti-Saudi propaganda revisited

The problem with the Iranian-Qatari anti-Saudi media and PR blitz is its lack of originality, logic and creativity. My counterparts in heated debates ...

What the Saudi Crown Prince didn’t say

Again, we make headlines! Again, Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman “MBS” is making waves in international media. And, again, Iran and ...

When will Iran’s threats be countered once and for all?

When a nation, which is a founding member of the United Nations, is continuously attacked by another member via proxies, fifth columns and sleeping ...

Finally, an Iranian Spring

When Iranians protested, mostly in Tehran, for the best half of 2009, they were angry about the rigged presidential election in which Mahmoud ...

Saudi Arabia and the war on corruption

If I were to summarize my answers to press interviewers on the creation of the supreme committee to fight corruption headed by Crown Prince Muhammad ...

Has Vision 2030 changed the world’s view of Saudi Arabia?

After expressing my opinion, I asked my European friend what he thought about our Saudi Vision 2030. He was careful to say that it was too early to ...

UN’s dubious role in the Muslim world

Although Muslim and Arab countries represent the largest bloc in its General Assembly with 57 members, and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are the ...

Saudi women are driving good news

It is not easy to get used to good news! Not in this era or world! But last week, many of our overdue dreams were realized — all at once. We ...

Lies, politics and Iran-Qatar axis

It is hard to understand someone if he doesn’t understand himself. It gets worse when that someone is a government with multiple heads and ...

Time to end the Iranian horror show once and for all

Imagine a situation in which your neighborhood is under criminal attack. Your religious authority advised citizens to help protect the place. So you ...

Who targeted the Holy Kaaba?

The question itself is chilling. How could anyone, whatever his religion, target the Holy Kaaba? How could he target the masses of believers in the ...

Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Gulf unity

I was trying to clarify the positions of the Gulf states on main Middle Eastern issues, and to explain the differences of opinion in some areas, such ...

Tunisia and the art of building bridges

I was invited to a photography exhibition opened by the Tunisian Minister of Tourism Salma Al-Loumi Rafiq and attended by Tunisian Ambassador Lotfi ...

Turkey vs. Europe — why the escalation?

“Is it in the interest of Turkey to strain relations with Europe?”, was the title of an article posted on a Turkish-affairs WhatsApp group ...

Why this surge of US interest in Yemen?

If it was only the Houthis who were engaged in last week’s meeting, why all the secrecy? Asks Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi

What does the arrival of Trump mean for us?

Relations with the United States stand on three bases: Mutual interests, fundamental strategies and political cooperation

Does America matter to the Arab world?

Our 85-year old partnership with the “Leader of the Free World” is not about to end anytime soon

United States of Arabia Meeting old and new challenges

On the eve of the GCC summit in Bahrain last week, a journalist for Elaph asked me for my opinion about the challenges facing the Gulf countries. I ...

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