رامي الخليفة العلي
نهضة المملكة هي نهضتكم.. فلا تخطئوا الحساب!
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is today the main engine and primary guide for Middle Eastern issues, a role that has been strengthened and solidified through a long series of international and regional understandings, thus establishing the Kingdom's position as a real power with clear influence and significant presence in all the volatile files affecting the region. The strategic importance of this role does not come by chance, but is based on several factors, the most prominent of which is the religious, spiritual, and cultural position that the Kingdom holds in the Arab and Islamic worlds; it is the qibla of Muslims and the beating heart of Arab and Islamic civilization, a blessing from God and a great favor that only a fool or a resentful person would deny. Among these reasons is also the wise policy pursued by the Saudi leadership, represented by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a policy characterized by balance and sobriety, distancing itself from tension and hasty reactions, always measuring matters with a golden scale, which makes it capable of making decisions that ensure the interests of the Kingdom and the entire region. Alongside this, the ambitious and large developmental project led by the Kingdom stands out, a project that places the youth of Saudi Arabia at its forefront, gathering the energies and human and material potentials of the nation into one crucible for a comprehensive economic, scientific, and technological renaissance, a project whose positive effects are not limited to Saudi Arabia alone but extend to encompass the entire region and the whole world. If history recalls the historic meeting between the late King Abdulaziz Al Saud and President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the USS Quincy as an event that shaped the contours and balances of the region over the decades that followed, then the recent meeting between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Trump has solidified the Kingdom's position as the fulcrum of the Middle East, establishing a framework of shared dreams and aspirations towards building a prosperous economic future and an unprecedented scientific and technological renaissance. Despite these successes, voices emerge that reproduce an old logic that time has surpassed, considering that Saudi Arabia's renaissance and strong presence constitute a threat to its power and influence, a short-sighted view that sees no further than the noses of its proponents; for the Kingdom's renaissance practically represents a renaissance for the entire Arab world. History has provided two clear pieces of evidence for this; the first is the stance of the late King Faisal during the October War when he cut off oil supplies to countries supporting Israel, and the second is the decisive recent position of Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding the Syrian issue and his significant efforts to lift sanctions on Syria, in addition to the Kingdom's strong and influential movement towards supporting the Palestinian cause and enhancing the chances of achieving a two-state solution through the upcoming New York conference. The strength of the Kingdom is your strength, and its presence is your presence, and with it, the region will undoubtedly move towards prosperity and greatness. The future holds more achievements and qualitative developments that will prove to the whole world the depth of the Saudi vision and its seriousness in bringing about positive change that reflects goodness on all peoples.


