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The UN, on Syria and Israel, is all talk and no bite

  • If there is one word to describe the UN, formed in the aftermath of World War II to ensure “never again,” it is “toothless.” Recent votes taken by the General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council, as well-meaning as they were, only serve to illustrate the so-called international community...
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Myanmar’s blood-stained ‘democratic’ transition

  • The military junta may have officially been dissolved and free and fair elections held, but Myanmar’s government either supports the army’s ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, or is too fearful to stand up for the democratic values its leader Aung San Suu Kyi has always espoused.Nobel Peace...
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Tensions between global powers hurt Syrians

  • As long as Moscow and Washington pull in opposite directions there is no resolution to the Syrian conflict. Each side’s goal is to project power. Bombs, guns and threats are worsening one of the most catastrophic and complex civil wars in living history.What began as a civilian uprising in 2011...
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Solution for Syria recedes

  • It was almost in the bag. US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov thrashed out a cessation of hostilities for months to allow aid convoys to reach stricken areas. The mood changed for the better; hope, albeit fragile, was in the air.Residents of eastern Aleppo...
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Goodbye, and good riddance!

  • It’s a pity President Barack Obama’s pivot away from the Middle East failed to manifest. Anywhere but here! Despite his sincere-sounding reach out to the Arab world during his early days of presidency when he pledged his commitment to work for a Palestinian state and facilitate an atmosphere of...
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Undue criticism of KSA

  • War is always an unpleasant business but military intervention cannot be avoided sometimes for reasons of self-defense and/or for the common good of an aggressed population. The Saudi-led coalition of countries that responded to the call of the legitimate and internationally recognized Yemeni...
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Ghutra is not a weapon!

  • Even if Donald Trump doesn’t manage to lord it over the White House, Trump-ism is certainly alive and well in Ohio. A respectable 41-year-old Emirati businessman, Ahmed Al-Manhali, wearing national dress, was recently physically assaulted, insulted and humiliated by police officers outside the...
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Bright future for Egypt

  • Egypt marks two years of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s tenure. It’s been a tough road in many respects, but his shoulders have been sufficiently broad to bear the heavy weight of unforeseen incidents dragging on the economy. Unfortunately, the foreign media tends to overlook the good news...
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A new strategy for Palestine

  • The hardships and humiliations suffered by Palestinians are well known. Social media is swamped with videos of Palestinian women and children being roughed-up or killed by Israel’s so-called Defense Forces. Watching the homes of traumatized families being bulldozed makes for difficult viewing but...
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Where are the Syrians?

  • Call me old — fashioned, but I can’t help feeling that when a country’s future is being discussed those directly impacted should have a place at the table, nay at the head of the table. Instead, this ancient Arab heartland is being treated like a plaything by foreign powers.No Syrian, whether...
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