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Erdogan contradicts himself
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made many statements, most of which are contradictory.Take, for example, one of his speeches about his country’s intervention in Libya. On January 14, Turkey’s Anatolia news agency quoted Erdogan as saying, while addressing his party’s parliamentary bloc in Parliament: “We cannot remain idle about what is happening in Libya, and those who stain Libya with blood and fire, are showing at the same time their hatred towards Turkey.”He said that those who ask about the reason for Turkey’s presence in Libya are ignorant of politics and history. “If Turkey hadn’t stepped in, putschist Libyan leader Khalifa Haftar would have occupied Libya, trapping its people in ‘claws of persecution,’” he said.Erdogan also said that Turkey has no...
January 20, 2020

Erdogan contradicts himself

Al-Qaeda, Iran and lies of Nasrallah
Tariq Al-HomayedOkazHassan Nasrallah came out accusing Iraqi Kurds and asked the people of the Gulf to thank Qasem Soleimani for his alleged fighting of terror. But fortunately this coincided with the publication of an important article titled: “The sinister genius of Qasem Soleimani” by the American-Iranian researcher Karim Sadjadpour, in The Wall Street Journal newspaper.The article is significant not only because of its analytical strength, but also because of the fact that it was based on the book titled “The Exile: The stunning inside story of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in flight,” written by investigative journalists Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark.In an article published in “The Atlantic” in November 2017, these authors said that if they had a say then this book...
January 17, 2020

Al-Qaeda, Iran and lies of Nasrallah

US-Iran face-off: The day after!
Suleimani was killed! Two Iraqi military bases, hosting international forces, were shelled. A Ukrainian airliner was shot down! Now what?! A joke going around is that the Indian Prime Minister called President Rouhani demanding an explanation for the Indian-like drama. Another is that the Middle East Final: Turkey vs. Egypt in Libya Stadium. USA vs. Iran in Iraq Stadium. (P.S. The last game is friendly!)Seriously, what is going on? It is easy to understand the tit for tat match starting from the shelling of US bases and siege of its embassy from one side, and the assassination of Soleimani from the other. After that, the movie becomes just weird: Too much action, too little logic. For example, why would the Islamic Revolutionary Guards respond to the killing of a general on the battlefield...
January 14, 2020

US-Iran face-off: The day after!

Hospitals are not a tick on the social calendar
Over the years and in several countries of the Gulf, I have noticed that hospitals often become centers of social gatherings, particularly with the more traditional families. If a family member is admitted, you can be sure that he or she will be entertaining the whole family and friends to boot during their stay.My wife was admitted at a local hospital recently as a result of a bronchial viral infection. The daily visits to cheer her up provided me with a brief snapshot of how hospitals strive for order and how patients and visitors alike seem to take off in the opposite direction.It is at one of the better hospitals in Jeddah, well laid out with soothing and friendly décor. The hospital is not a very large one but seems to be planned with the convenience of patients and visitors alike in...
January 14, 2020

Hospitals are not a tick on the social calendar

Naif Al-Fahhadi
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Stability in the face of chaos
An impartial observer will note that the Kingdom is ushering in the new year in a region where the acuteness of tension causes concern, in addition to the fear of the spread of cross-border terrorist activity.However, in contrast to others in the region, the Kingdom continues to build stability, as it has throughout its long history, via a healthy diplomacy, whose two arms are organized institutions and effective allies.When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in the capital, Riyadh, on a regional visit, which will also take him to the UAE and Oman, a new axis of global stability with all its political, economic and humanitarian aspects joined hands once again with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The Kingdom can be described as a strategic actor in the search for stability in the...
January 13, 2020

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Stability in the face of chaos

Ukrainian airline tragedy: Was it an error or part of Iran’s criminal behavior?
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have claimed responsibility for the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane, saying that it was shot down mistakenly by a missile. The IRNA news agency reported that Iran’s supreme leader expressed anguish over the incident and ordered the security authorities to conduct an investigation in order to ensure that such incidents are not repeated in future!Is this the end of the story? No! It is just the beginning.Was it reasonable for Iran to launch missiles targeting US bases in Iraq without taking precautionary measures in Iranian airspace? Are Iranian military institutions under a unified military command system, or are they simply militias, as was suggested in the conference of the Air Force commander under the Revolutionary Guards? At the conference,...
January 13, 2020

Ukrainian airline tragedy: Was it an error or part of Iran’s criminal behavior?

Political plumbing!
US President Donald Trump continues to state that he is the most supportive president of Israel in history, which is something that the Israeli government constantly reiterates, but despite all of this unprecedented support the large Jewish community in America suffers from a record and historic rise in hate crimes and anti-Semitism.It is a dilemma for Trump's supporters that his praise for Israel in an attempt to win over fundamentalist right-wing evangelical Christian voters also gives voice to extreme white racism against all ethnic and religious minorities. We must remember that racism that envelops patriotism or religiosity soon drops its mask quickly to show its ugly face. This is what is happening now in some Western countries. Voices rise bearing the slogans of love for the...
January 13, 2020

Political plumbing!

Tariq Humaid
What a hypocrisy!
OkazTHERE is a saying in the United States: “If you kill a person, look for a lawyer and if you kill 10 people, look for a lobby or pressure group.” This is exactly what is being done today especially by a section of the American media. A case in point here is an interview of Vali Nasr, an American national of Iranian origin with CNN, following the shooting down of the Ukrainian plane as it took off from the Khomeini Airport in Tehran.In the interview, Nasr spoke about things such as the nationalities of the dead, the countries that have the right to make an intervention and those who are not entitled to do so, and also about those among the dead who hold a dual nationality.He should have spoken about the need to own responsibility for the mishap by the Americans and the French,...
January 11, 2020

What a hypocrisy!

Creating a globally-renowned land of song, literature and film
“All the world’s a stage”. This is one of the most often-quoted lines by playwright William Shakespeare. While it is true, much of the rich heritage and diverse culture of the Kingdom’s 13 regions has long been hidden away from a wider gaze.Writers, poets, actors, singers and architects have, for centuries, been carving out our unique and distinctive Saudi identity. Their talents have been enjoyed by people in our towns and cities. But few others around the world have had the pleasure of experiencing them.This should soon change.The announcement of a foreign scholarship program for culture means that these amazing talents will be given a far greater stage. Its mission, outlined by Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan, is: “To support and enable a vibrant Saudi Arabian culture that...
January 11, 2020

Creating a globally-renowned land of song, literature and film

Goodbye... We love you and it’s time to leave
By Huda MajrakashTime sometimes makes us wake up from our absent mindedness so that we can continue our struggle to lead a worthy life. There was an Arabic proverb that went like this: “Time is like a sword. If you don’t cut it, it will cut you off.”And this also re-evoked in me the feelings of childhood ... Tours are still part of my life, and age has become more valuable while time has become a guillotine.Packing bags and gathering memories have become part of my life. In every country, I bid farewell to a memory remains in a corner of my mind where from it might call me one day...I have received the amount of love and friendly feelings that exceeded all the limits and hence bidding farewell has put a big burden on my shoulder. It is very painful to carry the quaintness of a...
January 10, 2020

Goodbye... We love you and it’s time to leave

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