Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

These days, memories are being revived of August 1990, when Saddam Hussein’s regime invaded Kuwait and plunged the Gulf into the greatest danger it had faced up to that point.

The first 70 days of Ali Falih Al-Zaidi’s premiership renewed hope among many Iraqis before it was dashed by Iran.

There is much that can be said about the Saudi nuclear agreement with the US, whether in terms of its strategic value, political implications, potential risks, cost, economic and scientific importance or military utility.