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OSAMA AL SHARIF
Feb 7, 2012 22:33

Double veto pushes Syrian parties to the edge

Saturday's double veto by China and Russia which blocked a proposed Security Council resolution on Syria was a huge setback to Arab and Western efforts to put international pressure on the regime of Bashar Assad....

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RAMZY BAROUD
Feb 7, 2012 22:33

Iran attack: History does not repeat itself too often

Israel might be prepared to take such chances, but why should the rest of the world?...

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SYED FAISAL ALI
Feb 7, 2012 22:33

Back to square one in Afghanistan

Going by a grim US assessment of Afghan war, the hard-line Taleban militia remains confident, despite a decade of NATO efforts, that it will retake control of Afghanistan....

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JOSEPH MAYTON
Feb 7, 2012 22:31

Egypt’s Parliament shows lack of strength in recent clashes

On Sunday, a group of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) members of Parliament went to the frontlines in Cairo to mediate an end to four days of violence between police and protesters. ...

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DR. ABDULAZIZ SAGER
Feb 7, 2012 02:53

Toward a comprehensive GCC-EU partnership

The recent visit of GCC Secretary-General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani to Brussels and to the headquarters of the European Union not only underscored the increased attention that is being paid to the Gulf region by the European Union but also highlighted the recognition that the GCC is gaining as an organization committed and contributing to promoting security and stability both in its immediate neighborhood and the wider Middle East. ...

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ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM
Feb 7, 2012 02:53

Afghanistan: A hippie trail or a graveyard?

An older friend of mine (Ibrahim) told once that he was visiting Afghanistan for an official visit in the mid 1970s. And he saw extra joy on the faces of staff of the Saudi Embassy who met him at Kabul airport. It turned out that the embassy staff had only 3 Saudis who knew how to play the poplar Saudi card game called (Beloot). So, they wanted a fourth player so badly. The first question he was asked by the staff was not about his trip. ...

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ABDULLAH AL ALAMI
Feb 5, 2012 22:00

Toilets for ladies, please

International media reported last week that Rep. Diane Black got an up-close look at gender segregation in Saudi Arabia....

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NAWAR FAKHRY EZZI
Feb 5, 2012 21:59

'To cast the first stone'

Focusing on others' negative qualities brings out the worst in us...

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VAUGHAN PHILLIPS 
Feb 5, 2012 21:59

Haj represents change and constancy of human history

The Haj exhibition at the British Museum in London represents a sensitive, rich, and enlightening experience that will help non-Muslims appreciate the history of this pilgrimage. ...

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ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG
Feb 5, 2012 21:49

Turkey and phantoms of its past

I write this week from Istanbul, where the press is abuzz about a grim discovery in Turkey’s southwest region. The discovery exposes past large-scale abuses by security forces and links them to a shadowy group accused of attempting to resurrect military control of the government....

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