Dina Samak

Weaving a nuclear Kiswa: Saudi’s bid on Islamabad

Politics_

The era of the petrodollar-for-protection trade-off is over. Saudi Arabia turns to Pakistan’s "live" military weight to escape the shadow of the Abraham Accords.

Dina Samak_ 21-4-2026

Weaving a nuclear Kiswa: Saudi’s bid on Islamabad

Interview| Egypt’s ex-UN ambassador: 'You can’t buy your way to stability in the Middle East'

Politics_

“Stop the war, then we talk.” Amb. Ahmadein Khalil breaks down Egypt’s logic of silence and why Cairo resists Gulf pressure to enter a direct confrontation with Iran.

Dina Samak_ 19-4-2026

Interview| Egypt’s ex-UN ambassador: 'You can’t buy your way to stability in the Middle East'

Raphael Cohen: The translator who chose to stand on the line of fire

Politics_

Cohen's whole life has been a refusal of easy binaries—Jew or Arab, East or West, translator or activist. He carries all those identities within him, refusing to be boxed in one.

Dina Samak_ 6-10-2025

Raphael Cohen: The translator who chose to stand on the line of fire