Egypt to press summit for Arab force The Arab summit is the first such major leaders’ gathering in Egypt since El-Sisi took office and Cairo is using it to push for a joint Arab force, writes Salah Nasrawi Arab countries should forge closer military and security ties, including a security task force to fight terrorism, […]
The Arab League at 70 The Arab League marks its 70th anniversary this month, but is there much to celebrate, asks Salah Nasrawi It is 70 years ago this month that Arab leaders agreed to set up a political entity in the midst of a fierce struggle by their peoples for independence from the First […]
Caught up in Iraq Can Saudi Arabia stop Iran in Iraq, asks Salah Nasrawi “Iran is taking over Iraq,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal decried last week while slamming Iran’s “hegemonistic tendencies in the region.” “We see Iran involved in Syria and Lebanon and Yemen and Iraq and God knows where. This must stop […]
In quest of an Arab force Egypt is pressing ahead with proposals for a joint Arab force to counter the threat of terrorism, writes Salah Nasrawi Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi flew to Riyadh this week to discuss with Saudi King Salman his proposals for a joint Arab force to combat terrorism as the Middle East […]