Who will blink first, the US or Iran?
Recently, from his perch at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, Germany’s former foreign minister, Joschka…
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Learning from Bangladesh
Poverty is not a shame. The shame is to deny its existence and to do…
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BUSH
On the second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the United…
What do the Muslim Brothers want?
Problems on hold Over the past 15 months, since the November 2005 legislative elections, the…
Traffic Cop in an Unsettled Region
SAUDI ARABIA’S WORLD The Saudi Arabia which German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit this weekend…
Beirut and the sad autumn of the Arabs
In March 2005, Samir Kassir wrote a column titled, “Beirut, the springtime of the Arabs.”…
Give Saudi Women their Rights”!
She is a single mother of two, a well known Saudi journalist, and a women…
Assessing the Bush Administration’s Policy of ‘Constructive Instability’ (Part I): Lebanon and Syria*
March 15, 2005 The Bush Administration’s policy of “constructive instability” in the Middle East is…
Maulana Fazlur Rehman operated upon by Dr Mubashirformer personal physician of US President George W Bush.
The other day I wrote—- ”The role of religion and priest in society has a…
Vigil for Freedom of the Longest-Held Prisoner in Saudi Arabia-15 years
January 25, 2007 After being held in prisoner for 15 years for a remark he…
With Iran Ascendant, U.S. Is Seen at Fault
Arab Allies in Region Feeling Pressure DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait rarely rebuffs its…
Playing by Islamofascist rules
Some two years ago Saudi clerics issued fatwas forbidding Muslims to play soccer unless its…
When Don Quixote takes to the streets
So today is a “day of change,” to quote Suleiman Franjieh. He could be right.…
Vision of Rebuilding Lebanon Wanes
BINT JBAIL, Lebanon, Jan. 16 — In August, Mohammed al-Seyed watched with some pride as…
Advocates Want Stronger U.S. Effort to Free Democracy Activist
Support Builds for Libyan Dissident Human rights activists and Western diplomats are increasingly concerned about…
The Emperor has no clothes- World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, with holes on his socks
“ World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, with holes on his socks, is seen as he…