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Basra best example of Iran’s defeat
Iran has no longer any more ways to pursue with its evil plots aimed at destabilizing the countries in the region. The plans of the Mullahs to undermine the security of the Latin American countries and Africa have already been foiled. Latin America is no longer a mine for smuggling cocaine to serve the interests of the terrorist Hezbollah. The African governments did not allow Iran to spread its Shi’ism and sectarianism that would have dealt a blow to the national unity of the people of the Dark Continent.In Yemen, the slaps are much louder to the extent that there are directives for Houthis from Tehran not to send a delegation to attend the UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva. The Houthis have lost more maritime passages and ports where they used to receive weapons and spare parts of...
September 13, 2018

Basra best example of Iran’s defeat

The pros and cons of Kofi Annan’s diplomatic career
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan died recently at the age of 80. He had spent almost half of his life at the UN headquarters where he began his career as a junior official and rose to the highest position of the secretary general. And in his condolence message, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres observed: “Kofi Annan was a guiding force for good. It is with profound sadness that I learned of his passing. In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations.” The Nobel Peace Prize 2001 was awarded jointly to the United Nations and Kofi Annan for their work for a better-organized and more peaceful world.It is ironical that part of the credit for Kofi Annan’s elevation to the UN secretary general goes to his predecessor Boutros Boutros-Ghali after the latter defied the...
September 12, 2018

The pros and cons of Kofi Annan’s diplomatic career

Our faith demands an adherence to cleanliness
Walk or drive around the busy thoroughfares of any major European city and chances are you’d come across buildings undergoing extensive renovation. But surprisingly, there is little evidence of construction litter and debris that usually accompanies such projects, and would invariably be unsafe to motorists or pedestrians.The reason? Strict construction laws and a code of discipline and work ethics deeply ingrained in their culture.Now flash across several thousand miles to the city of Jeddah following a mild windy day or a moderate dust storm. The city often resembles a war zone. Strewn over the roads and sidewalks would be litter, and tons of it.Particleboards, plywood, wood beams, empty cement sacks, paint cans, trash bags with their contents spilled out, and much more. It is not...
September 12, 2018

Our faith demands an adherence to cleanliness

Malcom X—the lessons of Haj
Millions of Muslims perform Haj every year. They come with a past to cleanse, present to enlighten and future to pray for. They return with all that, and more: The knowledge, the experience, the findings — the lessons.No matter how much you expect, how often you perform, and how far and deep you are prepared, Haj would always surprise you with more than you thought ever possible.I talked about my experiences, then read about others’. Here is one that I read and wrote about before, but still remember after every Haj, as a lesson that changes much more, and many more than the learner.When civil rights leader Malcolm X came for Haj in the early 1960s, he was impressed most with one phenomenon: Islam is truly a global religion. It is ethnic and color blind. Millions of people, from all...
September 11, 2018

Malcom X—the lessons of Haj

Europe: The big prize!
I write these lines from the Britain’s capital of London, which over time has become the capital of the world. Including the movement of the world economic, tourism, cultural and civilization, it is a crucible and the intersection of modern cultures today. In these days, the British capital is witnessing a "massive tourist invasion from the Gulf States," a clear Arab presence is added to the dozens of other nationalities that have made London the first destination of tourist travel among the world capitals.The conflict over London is a reflection of the conflict over Europe itself. While the British are still dazed by the outcome of the referendum that led to the country’s exit from the EU, there is growing conviction that Britain will back down by allowing a new referendum...
September 10, 2018

Europe: The big prize!

Pakistanis felicitate new Prime Minister Imran Khan
The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) recently organized a seminar to celebrate the victory of Imran Khan in the recent elections and becoming the new prime minister of Pakistan. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party, headed by Imran Khan, has secured the largest number of seats in parliament and managed to form the government in alliance with small parties and some independents.The seminar started with recitation of a few verses from the Holy Qur’an. Then a number of leaders of the Pakistani community in Jeddah delivered speeches. They congratulated the new prime minister, wishing that he may fulfill all the promises that he had given to the people during the election campaign and after assumption of power. They pinned great hopes on the promises made by Imran Khan to change the face of...
September 05, 2018

Pakistanis felicitate new Prime Minister Imran Khan

Destruction in the region
Cambridge Dictionary defines holocaust as “a very large amount of destruction, especially by fire or heat, or the killing of very large numbers of people” a situation that is currently in full force against Palestinians in Gaza, which has earned the dubious distinction of being the largest open-air concentration camp today.Palestinians are being killed like insects not because of Hamas or because of Qaseem rockets or hand-thrown rocks. Palestinians burn and bleed because they are the non-Jewish natives of that land. There is no other reason. Just like Jews in the past were killed for being Jewish, Palestinians today are killed for being Muslims and Christians who hold historic, legal and even genetic title to that land.What have Palestinians done to deserve such a fate? To be endlessly...
September 05, 2018

Destruction in the region

Our enemies are eying us, are we?
IN the art of war, intelligence is your secret weapon. If your adversary learns more about you than you do about them; and if they put their intel to good use, you are way behind. Chances are, you may have lost the game even before it started!Yes, Information is power. To know about your competitors and enemies well, is to be better equipped to defend yourself and your interests.We all play this game. A child would know about his mother’s weaknesses before he demands a toy. The mother would know about her husband’s current finances before she asks for that toy — and more! He would find out about his boss’s mood and company finances, before making his case for promotion.The boss should know better about competitors in the market, and the firm’s inside politics and outside...
September 04, 2018

Our enemies are eying us, are we?

Saudi Arabia and Haj!
AS usual, Saudi Arabia prepares to welcome pilgrims and manage the Haj season diligently, therefore it mobilizes all its human and financial resources for the success of the Haj season.Every year, the same abnormal voices emerge, specifically from the abhorrent sectarian regime in Iran and its trumpets in Lebanon. This year, the coup regime in Qatar joined them in criticizing the Saudi efforts to organize the pilgrimage by politicizing the Haj, raising differences and stoking divergent opinions.The great qualitative development in the quantity of services provided by Saudi Arabia in all sectors of the Haj does not require a certificate, for it is clear to everyone, and the projects announced annually confirm this in practical terms. The accumulated experience gained by Saudi Arabia over...
September 03, 2018

Saudi Arabia and Haj!

UN ‘impartiality’ torpedoed!
One of the bases for the establishment of the United Nations (UN), following the collapse of the League of Nations, is that the organization ought to be neutral in dealing with nations and peoples, especially those involved in conflicts.Throughout the decades in the aftermath of World War II, the policy of impartiality was implemented. This enabled the UN to carry out successful roles in conflict resolution and taking care of people displaced by wars in different parts of the world.The UN peacekeeping efforts, especially shortly before electing the late Kofi Annan as UN Secretary General at the beginning of the millennium, achieved great success. This was despite the recurrent criticism of the UN as failing to prevent the genocides in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia.A UN role was necessary in...
September 03, 2018

UN ‘impartiality’ torpedoed!

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