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Saudi Arabia’s second deputy Prime Minister Muqrin bin Abdulaziz carries an unidentified child Emir during the traditional Saudi dance known as “Arda” at the Janadriya culture festival at Der’iya in Riyadh, February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Fayez Nureldine/Pool (SAUDI ARABIA – Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)


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The newly released book authored by former Defense Secretary Robert Gates titled “Duty” is seen for sale at the Books and Books store on January 14, 2014 in Coral Gables, Florida. (AFP/Joe Raedle)


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A general view of the last session of the 34th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Kuwait, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 (AP/Gustavo Ferrari).


Opinion: The GCC must adapt to the times

Opinion: The GCC must adapt to the times

The idea that became the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) began in Kuwait. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah debated establishing the council with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi in 1970s. However, it was not until early 1980s that the GCC was created in...
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Egyptian Muslim brotherhood supporters flash the four-finger sign around a fire during a demonstration on Talaat Harb Square in Cairo December 1, 2013 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI)


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An image from Al-Arabiya showing Libyan PM Ali Zeidan surrounded by men at an unidentified location on October 10, 2013. (REUTERS/Al Arabiya via Reuters)