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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 ...
Confronting Iran: What’s next?
As usual, the mullahs avoid direct confrontation. In the last four decades, they have built powerful bases inside Arab neighbors. These include Sunni and Shiite terrorist organizations and groups like Al-Qaeda, Daesh, Al-Nusra, Al-Jihad Al-Islami, Hezbollah, Anssarallah (also known as ...
War with Iran?
They also know that they are out of allies. Russia is not going to help. Moscow has allowed over 200 Israeli air strikes against Iranian forces in Syria, because they want them out. And Russia is the last country in ...
Graduation time: What’s next?
What’s next? Many will volunteer to help them. Our young people will get a lot of recommendations from family, friends and teachers, and end up with many great ideas that make a lot of sense. The problem is they are ...
Why do we hate?
So, what do we do to short-circuit this vicious circle? How do we cease such madness? We should begin where it all started: Home, school, places of worship and the media. We should undo what has been done at the ...
Exam time: We need to talk!
Will that work? I hope it does, but there is no guarantee of full success. The problem is deeper and wider than we may think. Students are reared since early schooling to strive for marks, not education; schools and society ...
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