Omar Rahman

UAE Ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Al Khaja, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Emirati embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The emergence of GCC-Israel relations in a changing Middle East

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021. Majdi Mohammed/Pool via REUTERS

For Washington and the Palestinians, old policy is no substitute for sound policy

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli air strike on a building, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Jerusalem unrest exposes the brittleness of Israeli sovereignty over Palestinians

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

A sign of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission is seen outside its office in Gaza City February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

Elections in Palestine: Prelude or ploy?

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

What Brookings experts are saying about the breakthrough in the Gulf crisis

Tarik M. Yousef, Omar H. Rahman, Noha Aboueldahab, Ranj Alaaldin, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Galip Dalay, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Robert P. Beschel Jr., and Nader Kabbani

Sunday, January 10, 2021

April 6, 2019 - Hebron, Palestine: A Palestinian man walks in front of the Cave of the Patriarchs in the part of the old city controlled by Jewish settlers under the protection of the Israeli militaryScene de la vie quotidienne dans la vieille ville d'Hebron, dont une partie est controlee par des colons juifs sous la protection de l'armee israelienne.NO USE FRANCE

The ‘state-plus’ framework: A confederal solution for Israel-Palestine

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Palestine and the Arab World: A relationship in crisis?

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM AST

Israeli annexation and the future of Palestine

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 19, 2020. Alaa Badarneh/Pool via REUTERS

Years of dereliction has left the PLO facing annexation without a plan

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

RIAD, SAUDI ARABIA- In the photos taken on March, 24 of 2020, Saudi Arabia started its curfew due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has announced a curfew across the country for the next 21 days. Starting Monday (23), residents must stay inside their homes starting at 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., according to the Saudi state press agency. Employees of certain industries, including food services, healthcare and the media, are excluded from the 11-hour curfew. In addition, the Interior Ministry said it will take the necessary measures to enforce the new regulations.

Brookings experts on the implications of COVID-19 for the Middle East and North Africa

Tarik M. Yousef, Ranj Alaaldin, Geneive Abdo, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Omar H. Rahman, Yasmina Abouzzohour, Galip Dalay, Nader Kabbani, Adel Abdel Ghafar, and Noha Aboueldahab

Thursday, March 26, 2020