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Jamal Khashoggi

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Jamal Khashoggi is a Saudi journalist, columnist, author, and general manager of the upcoming Al Arab News Channel. He previously served as a media aide to Prince Turki al Faisal while he was Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States. Khashoggi has written for various daily and weekly Arab newspapers, including Asharq al-Awsat, al-Majalla and al-Hayat, and was editor-in-chief of the Saudi-based al-Watan. He was a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan, and other Middle Eastern countries. He is also a political commentator for Saudi-based and international news channels.

 

Items by Jamal Khashoggi

  • The reasons why America loves Iran

    The US State Department denied a report that was issued last week by a respected international institution that alleged that a secret agreement would allow Iran exemptions that would facilitate the continuance of their nuclear programme. But who would believe them? Iran has violated the agreement that it signed...

  • Does Saudi Arabia need relations with Israel?

    Saudi Arabia needs neither relations nor normalisation with Israel, but why is this question becoming relevant? And why is it being asked so often at a time when interest in the Palestinian cause has declined, which also means a decline in the interest in the question regarding relations with...

  • Syrians from Aleppo are not waiting for US elections

    Life, politics, killing and destruction in Syria will not be put on hold until November when Americans elect a new president. No one should expect the new president to be any different from the current one, Barack Obama, in regards to the US’ bad policy in our region. The...

  • Suspicions in Washington

    I wrote recently about circumstantial evidence that was being withheld by the United States within the text of a 28-page document because it is allegedly harmful to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nevertheless, there remains much speculation surrounding Saudi Arabia’s role in the “War on Terror” and whether or...

  • Good fences — and borders — make good neighbours

    The proverb, “Good fences make good neighbours” is apt for state borders whose demarcation should be a cause for celebration rather than dispute. I say this after the re-drawing of the maritime border between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. As I understand it, this is the final...