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US-Iran face-off: The day after!
How come Iran moved heaven and earth against the US for violating Iraq’s sovereignty and then did exactly the same by attacking Iraqi bases inside Iraq, hosting invited guests? Besides, wasn’t it Iran’s militias that started the whole episode, by ...
Assassinating Soleimani: The rights and wrongs!
My friend was adamant. “Assassinating Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was an assault on Iraqi sovereignty. If we accept the right of mighty America to decide who lives or dies without due process in a court of law, then we cannot ...
Kuala Lumpur 'Political Islam' Summit
They included Islamophobia, Islamic minorities, world peace, facing up to Western hegemony and the advancement of science and technology. None of these issues is urgent or new.
Aramco losers: Sue Western media!
Even though Aramco was, by far, the most profitable company in the world, much higher than Shell or British Petroleum, had the largest reserves, and its profit of at least 5 percent a share was guaranteed by the state for ...
Our young men and women, our future!
That’s a first, even by world standards,” he added. “My family and I were warmly impressed when the passport officer greeted us in our own language, and talked gently with our kids. She was very efficient, too. Our passports were ...
Middle East Winter: The people have spoken!
The system that produced misery must be wrong. That is the conclusion people reached and sought to change. “If, for ages, we run circles in this governance regime, hoping for the fruits of democracy, and then all we get is ...
Aramco IPO: To buy or not to buy?
After the first announcement that 5 percent of Aramco would be sold to local and international investors, there was total shock followed by heated debate. Some thought we were selling our notational treasures to foreigners – including our oil wells. ...
Green Taif in the rain!
The cabinet in the resort we rented surprised the most optimistic of us. On top of a mountain overlooking “Thy Gazelle” valley in Al Shafa town, spread over a wide, green terrain, included lots of open space for picnic and ...
Makkah summits and Arab alliance
“Iran is part of the problem, and it cannot be part of the solution,” I told him. “Why is Iran so concerned about Arab issues, like the Yemeni conflict, which is being dealt with by legitimate organizations — the UN ...
How to win an argument with Iran
A case in point is Iran’s responsibility for recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the US embassy in Baghdad. That was either direct as in the case of the four oil tankers near the Strait of ...
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