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Erdogan’s decline
IT is sad to see one of the more remarkable politicians of recent times decline into folly. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered his people a change from the corruption and vicious political infighting — one legislator shot another dead in parliament — that characterized politics after the 1980 end of the country’s third military intervention.From being a successful mayor of Istanbul — the city his Justice and Development Party (AKP) just lost humiliatingly after a controversial re-run of the March mayoral election — Erdogan moved to national politics with an overwhelming electoral mandate. The belief that he would follow a moderate foreign policy, building on Turkey’s already strong ties with the Arab world and the European Union were bolstered by his acclaimed...
July 10, 2019

Erdogan’s decline

The turn of the racist tide?
The two most significant outcomes of Sunday’s Greek general election are that the new government has an absolute parliamentary majority and no less significantly, that the Islamophobic neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has been decisively rejected by voters. Is it too much to hope that this is the turn of the tide against the Europe-wide populism that has played upon fears of migration to encourage racism and bigotry? In the old legislature, to the horror of many, Golden Dawn was the third largest party. Now with virtually all votes counted, these hate-filled thugs have not managed to pass a three percent threshold which means that all eighteen of their members of parliament are out on their ears. When its humiliating defeat became clear, one of Golden Dawn’s chieftains vowed the...
July 08, 2019

The turn of the racist tide?

Holy shrines in Syria!
The world is following with concern the repercussions of the situation in northern Syria, where more than three million Syrian citizens are at risk of being killed daily by the Russians, the Iranians and the Syrian regime. But no one is talking about what is happening in other parts of the country, especially around the Syrian capital Damascus, in the southern regions, and in the east near the Iraqi border, where the sectarian Iranian presence has been growing, from the establishment of the Murtada Association, founded by Jamil Al-Assad the brother of Hafez Al-Assad. The movement of coerced Shiism and the payment of money among the tribes have increased following the incursion of the coastal cities of Latakia and Tartus in the name of “cultural relations” and “charitable...
July 07, 2019

Holy shrines in Syria!

A call to action: Environmentalism and our collective duty as Saudi citizens
Earlier this year, I sat in the car on my way from Jeddah airport and could not help but notice the view from the window: a choreographed dance of colorful “desert flowers” over arid land, synchronized to the rhythm of the breeze wafting from our beautiful Red Sea coast - blue, green and pink dancing plastic. I thought about the pain of recycling and composting during my time abroad and related it to the clean streets I grew accustomed to. A striking contrast to what I saw as a painful sight, that of the littered streets in my ancestral city.I questioned friends and relatives, and really anyone who would indulge me with their thoughts on environmentalism here in Saudi Arabia. To my surprise, more often than not, the people I engaged with had little or no knowledge of this subject - at...
July 07, 2019

A call to action: Environmentalism and our collective duty as Saudi citizens

Another Russian submarine disaster
THE latest Russian submarine tragedy is causing some commentators in the West to point out that Moscow’s renewed and reequipped armed forces are still subject to the procedural shortcomings that saw the humiliating 2000 loss of the nuclear sub Kursk in which the entire 118 crew perished.The Kremlin has been seeking to control the amount of detail coming out about the death of 14 crew members onboard a top secret submersible in deep waters of the Barents Sea off Russia’s northern coast. So far it has been admitted there was a fire in the battery department aboard the unnamed craft and the fourteen victims apparently died from smoke inhalation. Other crew members, including a civilian, survived. What is notable is that everyone on the stricken submarine was an officer, two of them highly...
July 05, 2019

Another Russian submarine disaster

EU's future needs popular consensus
AFTER weeks of back-room lobbying and three days of tortuous negotiations at their summit in Brussels, European leaders have finally come up with nominees for the top posts in the EU. Two key jobs, the head of the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) are slated for German and French nationals.Ursula von der Leyen, currently Chancellor Angela Merkel’s defense minister has been put forward to replace Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker as European president, while Christine Lagarde, a former French finance minister and currently head of the IMF, is to take over the ECB from the Italian Mario Draghi.Belgium’s premier Charles Michel has been selected to succeed Poland’s Donald Tusk as president of the European Council and Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has been...
July 04, 2019

EU's future needs popular consensus

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The crucial Saudi-US partnership
Between our sword-wielding banner and a star-spangled one is a near century-long friendship based upon mutual benefit, understanding and trust. Through thick and thin, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America have maintained an unbreakable bond which has promoted common interests of strategic and economic significance, uplifting the wellbeing and prosperity of each nation’s respective peoples.Over a planned working-breakfast Saturday morning on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Japan, US President Donald Trump expressed his admiration and gratefulness to the man across the table, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. The two exchanged messages of gratitude for the Saudi-US relationship, and vowed to continue working together in support of their...
July 03, 2019

The crucial Saudi-US partnership

The sack of Hong Kong’s parliament
THE storming of Hong Kong’s legislature by a mob of so-called pro-democracy activists was an outrage. It has served to seriously undermine the legitimacy of the massive protests at plans to abandon a key provision of the treaty Beijing signed with London when the British handed back this vibrant commercial and financial hub.The “one country two systems” meant that for 50 years after the 1997 handover, the people of Hong Kong would enjoy freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in China. One particular provision was that people who lived in the port city could not be extradited to the mainland. It was the proposal to the legislature by the pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, that this part of the deal with London be scrapped, that reignited protests which may have seen as many as two...
July 03, 2019

The sack of Hong Kong’s parliament

Crossing the line
AS Donald Trump never failed to make clear when he was still just a successful property mogul, his secret lay in always being prepared to walk away from a deal that was not right. His detractors insisted this was not the way that international politics could be conducted. Yet the new president’s approach has demonstrated merits. Most significantly he tore up the Obama nuclear deal with Iran, the pathetic legacy of a weak and failing president.His “No More Mister Nice Guy” approach has naturally outraged the ayatollahs in Tehran and shocked America’s European allies. But the clear proof that the Obama Geneva deal was not worth the paper on which it was written has been demonstrated by Iran’s readiness to admit publicly that it has upped production of enriched uranium, an essential...
July 02, 2019

Crossing the line

How MBS attracted the G20 spotlight
There is no doubt that the charisma of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and his imposing presence during the G20 Osaka summit attracted the attention of diplomats and journalists. He was one of the most spectacular leaders at the summit due to his dynamism and determination throughout the 48 hours of meetings. The Crown Prince demonstrated during his Blue House summit in Seoul with South Korean President Moon Jae-in the vitality of Saudi diplomacy and his ambition to have his country keep pace with advanced nations, face challenges and cope with international changes. The Blue House summit and the G-20 meetings were held at a sensitive and crucial time for the world and the region. Iran is threatening energy supplies with its attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, the Strait...
July 01, 2019

How MBS attracted the G20 spotlight

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