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Algeria and Sudan: Arab Spring? Again?
Not necessarily! Similar beginnings do not guarantee similar ends. Case in point is the last military coup in Sudan. General Abdulrahman Swar Al-Dahab revolted against President Jaafar Nimeiri in 1985. Within a year, he handed over power to a democratically ...
Erdogan’s third chance!
“Usually, conspiracy ringleaders are not given a second chance. Yet, Erdogan was exempted. Turkey is a great Muslim country that we hate to lose it. I hope that after the failure of Obama’s anarchist project, Erdogan will realize his mistakes, ...
The Arab Summit: How to cure our ills?
US support for its traditional allies in the region has reinstated its century-old doctrine. The steadfast alliance with the Arab Alliance in Yemen, the war on Daesh in Syria and Iraq, as well as, the cooperation with Arab and Muslim ...
Media and crisis: The New Zealand model!
I felt that we missed more than we achieved. Not for lack of trying, but because the variables were so many and so elastic and confusing. “There is no professional title called journalist, today,” I told my audience. “We are ...
New Zealand shooting: Hate crimes and free speech
What we need, today, is a code of ethics to guide coverage of religious conflicts. Our goal is to inform the public about current events, not to provide a platform for preaching hate.
Retirement day: Are you ready!
He said: “One day I was criticizing my wife and daughters for replacing the Persian rug in the living room. They looked astonished, but not totally surprised, and politely reminded me that it was me who replaced it, years ago. ...
Yemen: Light at the end of the tunnel!
Competition over spoils of war, critical decisions and the highest government posts puts such alliance to the test. Some militia leaders fled with their fighters to the liberated regions and joined the government forces. They brought with them valuable data ...
The royal road to Pakistan, India and China
Of special interest to Saudi Arabia is the Silk Road Economic Belt. This is by far the greatest project in the new millennium. It connects 60 countries, in three continents, Asia, Africa and Europe, representing 60 percent of the world ...
Who is selling Jerusalem?
We cannot depend on others to protect our nation. The US was about to withdraw from the region in the Obama era - a good lesson to remember. A well-equipped army is our dependable shield. Then come allies and friends.
Nationality for mixed families
“Today, I have a brother and a sister who were not nationalized. Article 8 still exists, but after 2007, stricter rules were applied, including that the grandfather of the mother be Saudi, too. Even that rule was changed around 2010. ...
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