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Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi
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Supporting just causes — in Iran
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “IF you don’t stop your aggression in Yemen, then Bahrain, Saudi Eastern region, and many other parts in the Arabian Gulf and Arab world are not immune. The fires could reach them all,” said my Iranian counterpart ...
Iran: No more Mr. Nice Guy!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     MONTHS before the "Decisive Storm", an Aljazeera TV interviewer was asking what should be our response to Iran’s admission of its long support of the Houthis and celebration of their control of Sanaa as the fourth Arab ...
'Islamic Economy is a baseless theory'
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     WHEN I asked Prince Muhammad Al-Faisal, the pioneer of Islamic Banking, about the concept, he explained: “What we have today is a baseless theory. You can’t have a comprehensive economic theory devoid of social justice. The implied ...
Saud Al-Faisal: The world dean of foreign policy
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “WHEREVER my post happened to be, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, had been my guardian angel,” says Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja, former Saudi Ambassador in three world capitals. “My first assignment was in Ankara, Turkey (1982). I quickly found that ...
Khaled Al-Faisal returns!
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi   It was summer 2007, when a royal decree appointed Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Amir of Asir, as the new Amir of Makkah. I was then deputy editor of Alwatan Daily, based in Abha, Asir’s capital.    Prince Al-Faisal wrote a ...
Muhammad Bin Salman: Like father like son
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     “While I was checking the reservation list of my restaurant, I found out that a 'Prince Muhammad Bin Salman' was among our guests. I told my staff to give his table their utmost care and attention," says ...
From Air Force pilot to Crown Prince
      Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     We were in the middle of 1980, when the royal decree was issued to appoint a number of younger sons of King Abdulaziz as regional governors. They included Prince Majed (the 26th son), Governor of Makkah Region, ...
Muhammad Bin Naif: The Humanitarian General
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     The terrorist’s mother was very upset. She wanted to see her son more often, and without restrictions. An old, simple bedouin woman, with little education, she asked her children to just call the office of Prince Muhammad ...
Kings of humanity: Sons and father
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     It was early eighties, and I was a teenager, working as a reporter for the local magazine, Igraa, when I received an invitation to attend, with my editor, Dr. Abdullah Manna, a National Guards military maneuver. We ...
Exam cheating: Where that came from?
  Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi     THE young African student, one of my top achievers, was overwhelmed with apprehension as he approached me after concluding his exam in the lap. “I just discovered my neighbor was copying from me,” he whispered. Since I ...
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