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Ekleel Badr Sallam

Iran’s policies threaten its own people

Iran is backed by Russia, Turkey and Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad, but what about the United States? America could demolish Iran immediately and effectively as it did with Iraq in 2003. Is there a hidden interest between the United States and Iran? If the United States destroyed Iran it would counter its intention to keep the Middle East in a state of tension.Iran’s condition has deteriorated. In 1979 when Iran was a monarchy, it had a stable economy and well-educated citizens. Nowadays, it works directly and violently to seek power and it supports terrorism and violates international laws. Saudi Arabia has played an important role in isolating Iran, along with US economic sanctions.However, Iran is an example of how nations fail. There are two main pillars that a country must build to...

May 14, 2019

Iran’s policies threaten its own people

Sri Lanka must remember hideous lessons of Myanmar

The Islamophobic violence in Sri Lanka is shameful. One man has been slashed to death with machetes, mosques attacked and Muslim-owned shops looted and torched. To its credit, the government has reacted strongly and the security forces have behaved robustly.The chief of police, Chandana Wickramaratne, warned on television that his officers would respond to rioting mobs with maximum force. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appealed for calm. In doing so, he made the interesting point that the violence was interfering with police investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks by the local Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) cell. Certainly, from the point of view of limited police resources, having to tie up officers to defend the Muslim community from further assault is not...

May 14, 2019

Sri Lanka must remember hideous lessons of Myanmar

An airline under attack

Saudia Airlines, the Kingdom’s national carrier, has recently come under increasing attack by critics on social media due to an extraordinary number of flight delays that began just before the month of Ramadan. Critics sharpened their pens against the entire management of the airline as they poured their scorn on various social media sites calling for massive changes. Accusations were hurled as airline personnel were desperate to correct an abnormal situation caused by a number of factors. The airline immediately issued a public apology to its passengers for the delays in scheduled flights during the last few days, stressing that they were due to “exceptional circumstances”. The national carrier admitted that “several flights” were impacted due to the “heavy traffic...

May 14, 2019

An airline under attack

Berlin airlift anniversary raises thorny geopolitical questions

This week, dignitaries and Western military veterans celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the Berlin airlift, the mammoth year-long effort to break a ground blockade by the Soviet Union. Whether the United States and its allies would go to the same length to support an ally today, however, remains a very open question.That, at least, appears the growing belief in Moscow and Beijing, both intent on pressuring their neighbors who are also US allies. It’s a perception the US military is going to increasing lengths to counter, despite - or perhaps in some respects because of - questions over where President Donald Trump himself stands. That uncertainty, however, risks opening the door to ever more dangerous confrontation.The question goes to the heart of the always messy paradox of...

May 14, 2019

Berlin airlift anniversary raises thorny geopolitical questions

Time to call out Big Pharma

The pharmaceutical industry is owed a substantial debt of gratitude by everyone around the world. Its products have cured deadly diseases or improved the quality of life for billions. But this gratefulness has always needed to be qualified. Drug companies are not charities. They have to make a profit both for their shareholders and to invest in research for new effective medicines. A standard industry argument is that it can cost at least $1 billion merely to develop a single drug. There is first the expense of research. Different compounds must be put together and tested. Along the way, many hundreds, sometimes thousands of potential drugs fail to work as hoped and the research is abandoned after a huge investment of scientists’ time and effort, to say nothing of the capital...

May 13, 2019

Time to call out Big Pharma

Everywhere I go, people ask: What’s up with Iran? Is America serious, this time? Are the mullahs bluffing, as usual? Is it going to be war? People are worried. War is not our piece of cake. Our region has had its fair share of wars. Iran and Iraq fought for eight years from 1980-1988. Then came the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait for over a year (1990-1991). And lastly, we had the American invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam’s regime under the pretext of the need to destroy weapons of mass destruction. Not to mention the war in Yemen and Syria, initiated by Iran and its proxies. During these wars, millions were killed or injured. They cost the region hundreds of billions of dollars and missed development and investment opportunities. Therefore, I understand the concern about yet...

May 13, 2019

War with Iran?

Brotherhood and Hamadain: Erdogan dummies

Those who follow the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan know the extent of his madness and constant frenzy to become the “new Ottoman” caliph, by exploiting the unrest in some Arab countries. He uses the Muslim Brotherhood outfit to achieve his goals and plans. He has provided its leaders and cadres a safe haven in his country and granted them licenses to establish satellite channels for the purpose of incitement, extortion and distortion as well as to attack countries through the marketing of lies and outdated slogans. Erdogan has sought to strengthen his friendship with the Hamadain regime, which represents the misguided Muslim Brotherhood’s fortune. He also forged an alliance with Iran’s Mullah Regime in search of cover that allowed him to truncate the northern...

May 12, 2019

Brotherhood and Hamadain: Erdogan dummies

Catastrophic water crisis!

While the water crisis in the Arab world is intensifying, this vital issue remains behind the scenes because of politics, terrorism and militancy. Egypt has been engaged in long and arduous discussions with Ethiopia to secure and consolidate its share of the Nile River, as the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam threatens Egyptian water safety. The dams of Turkey have become a clear threat to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Syria and Iraq, and the level of the rivers in both countries is threatened by the impact of life and agriculture. Syria, Lebanon and Jordan are all threatened by a severe shortage of water due to Israel and its various encroachments. Groundwater has been severely reduced in other Arab countries due to policies that have failed to rationalize its consumption. This challenge...

May 12, 2019

Catastrophic water crisis!

Let’s face it: People really like meat and efforts to convince meat eaters to consider vegan diets haven’t been very successful, up until now. But now comes vegetarian meat aimed at replacing the real thing. The aim of plant-based “meat” is for it to be so similar to cook and eat as the real thing that it is virtually indistinguishable. It is made from plant proteins, usually wheat, pea or potato. Natural colorings like beetroot juice usually provide the “blood”. These days, most people would probably agree that eating less meat is a good thing, if not for the environment then at least for their bodies. Accordingly, plant-based companies have become appealing to vegans. It’s not that the concept of imitation meat is new. For as long as there have been vegetarians – or...

May 12, 2019

Meatless meat

Football at its finest

This season, the English Premier League is living up to its often touted tag of being the best in the world. English clubs have created European football history by taking all four final spots in the continent’s two major competitions. Liverpool pulled off a stunning second leg comeback against Barcelona at Anfield to guarantee their spot in the Champions League final. A day later, Tottenham miraculously overcame Ajax. As if those exploits weren’t enough, Arsenal won in Valencia and Chelsea beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday to reach the Europa League final. It is the first time all four finalists in Europe’s top two competitions have come from one nation. Ridiculous comeback after ridiculous comeback. Who has been writing the script for the Champions League this season? This...

May 11, 2019

Football at its finest

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