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Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
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Iranian Spring — finally!
WHEN Iranians protested, mostly in Tehran, for the best half of 2009, they were angry about the rigged presidential election in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defeated his “reformist” rival Mehdi Karroubi.
‘Interesting times’ in the Middle East!
The Chinese have an amusing saying: “May you live in interesting times.” The catch is that this is not a good wish, but a curse! The person saying it is wishing that life will overwhelm you with surprises, changes and ...
Free Iran ... at last!
IF I were an Iranian leader, I wouldn’t sleep these days. All my well-kept schemes are exposed. My worst crimes are unearthed. My allies and agents are condemned. My secret closet is searched and every bone of my victims is ...
How we lost Jerusalem
THE Trump Administration caused a controversy once more over Jerusalem (Al-Quds) when it decided to recognize it as the capital of Israel and move its embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Yemen: End of marriage of convenience!
AS we bless and support the uprising of the General People’s Congress party and its leader, former Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, against their former allies, the Houthis, we should not forget the bizarre (but educating) story that led to ...
Arab Spring in new Saudi Arabia!
Thank you, our Crown Prince. We have been thrilled with your vision and determination to complete the historic project of the Fourth Saudi State without hesitation, reluctance or postponement.
What’s next in Al-Hariri made-in-Iran drama?
A TRAVELER visited a village for the first time and was shocked to witness a weird scene. The villagers were carrying a dead person to his grave, while he was shouting I am alive… I am alive! All he heard ...
Lebanon’s choice: Havana or Honolulu?
IN international relations, at some point, some conjunction, a nation must choose which way to go. There is a limit to how much you could play others for time, hoping that you may, somehow, win them all.
The war on corruption
IF I were to summarize my answers to press interviewers on the creation of the supreme committee to fight corruption headed by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, I would put it as follows:
The Crown Prince and his ‘Vision’!
he Crown Prince speaks to his generation with the language they understand. He presents their hopes, dreams and frustration with the status quo. For long, they felt that their voices were not being heard. Women in particular felt their aspirations ...
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