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Saudi Arabia and Egypt... wisdom in time of sedition
       Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     King Abdulaziz had always counseled his sons to keep their bridges with Egypt well maintained, says Prince Muhammad Al-Faisal, in his memoirs. The founder of Saudi Arabia also asked late King Farouk to take care of his ...
Iran at crossroad: Past dreams or future building?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     MANY foreign analysts thought the Saudi response to the nuclear agreement with Iran is resentful or, at best, ambiguous. Perhaps the reason for this confusion is coming from the “unofficial” statements about the future of the Saudi-Iranian ...
Saud Al Faisal—finally ‘resting in peace’!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     SOMETIMES it is hard to choose a subject for a weekly article. Issues and events may become many, hot and equally important. While doing my research and collecting my thoughts about the UN “human ceasefire" in Yemen, for ...
Sectarian mosque attacks — time for action!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     THIS time many years ago, while I was a student in the University of Oregon, US, Ramadan had a unique flavor. Our Muslim community was diverse. Arabs, especially from the Arabian Gulf region were dominant. Pakistanis, Indians, ...
What's wrong with Islamic institutions
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     IT was 2002, and I was with a number of international journalists attending the Organization of Islamic Conference (now renamed Organization of Islamic Cooperation) Summit in Malaysia. We were given an audience with the legendary Malaysian Prime ...
US question marks in Mideast
     Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     Never has United States been so involved in every Mideast crisis. Whether by choice or design, America got its hand busy in every country, fight and issue. Since the end of the Cold War, more nations were ...
Iran's dirty games: Daesh is just a tool!
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi In every crime, you look first for those who benefit most. In the case of Daesh (so-called Islamic State) attacks on Saudi targets, the latest of which on Shiite mosques, we need to find the beneficiaries. ...
Geneva Yemen conference: Talk for talk's sake is a waste of time
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi      “So why are you not going to Geneva for the Yemeni peace dialogue?”  some TV anchors and reporters keep asking. “Isn’t a peaceful resolution of the Yemeni crisis what you want? Why don’t you stop your war ...
Endgame in Yemen: How soon?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     Q: So how soon do you think the war will end? asked a worried Yemeni friend in Aden.    A:  I believe it will take a few more weeks to break the Houthis and their allies. It will take ...
Arab alliance — Iran’s overdue nightmare!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “SO how would Saudi Arabia respond to Iran’s peace initiative in Yemen?” asks the show host of a BBC Arabic program. He is not alone. I receive this question often enough these days from anchors of TV ...
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