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A general view shows the Citadel of Erbil in Erbil, Iraq April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Kurdish Independence… Fears and Premonitions

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 12, 2017 | Opinion

I am almost certain that most of Arabs outside of Iraq sympathize with Kurdistan’s desire for independence. President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani reiterated that during his campaign and interviews expressing Iraqi-Kurdish point of view and its...

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A view shows Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, in Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

The Challenge: Who Guarantees Qatar?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

The problem of the four Arab states that decided to confront Qatar is not represented in obliging Doha to meet their 13 demands, but, it’s in Qatar’s credibility and guaranteeing what it says, signs and pledges. We do not know of a single agreement that Qatar signed...

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US President Donald Trump (R) greets Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Enters Qatar Crisis Mediation Efforts

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

After Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah visited Washington and met with US president, the Qatari crisis went back to square one. President Donald Trump accepted Sheikh Sabah’s invitation take part in mediating the Qatar crisis, entering the second...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. (Reuters)

Confronting Korea’s Madman

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 5, 2017 | Opinion

Nobody no longer underestimates what Kim Jong-un says. Nearly everything that he pledged and threatened to do has come true, the last of which was the major nuclear test that angered the United States and the ballistic missile that terrified Japan and landed in its...

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Hajj pilgrims in Mecca. Reuters photo

A Brand New Mecca City

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 4, 2017 | Opinion

Muslims make up about 24 percent of the world population. With one and a half billion Muslims worldwide, should one billion of them decide on performing Hajj– which is pillar of Islam–  at least once in a lifetime, it will take up to 500 years for the task to be...