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Supporter of ousted president Mohamed Morsi shout slogans during a protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 09 July 2013. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Opinion: Is history repeating itself?

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Jul 10, 2013 | Opinion

The Egyptian army removed President Mohamed Mursi after giving him an ultimatum, and the squares were packed with crowds chanting, “The army and the people are hand in hand.” What is different this time is the US administration’s stance, which seemed...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry drinks coffee with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal upon arrival in Jeddah, on June 25, 2013. AFP PHOTO/JACQUELYN MARTIN

Opinion: Saudi Arabia leads the way

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Jul 1, 2013 | Opinion

Revealing events and sound visions do not materialize in one go, they come slowly to those who want them, wait and care for them. What Syria is living through now is a huge event by historic standards, exceptional by political standards, and is painful by human...

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Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al-Thani (C), US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah (L) attend the ministerial meeting on Syria, in Doha, Qatar, 22 June 2013. (EPA/Maurizio Gambarini)

Opinion: A new chance for Syria

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Jun 25, 2013 | Opinion

The White House has at long last announced a significant change in its stance towards the Syrian crisis by announcing that it will provide “military aid” and will “arm the opposition.” The White House also announced its conviction that...

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Syrian troops patrol the village of Haydariyah, some seven kilometers outside the rebel-held city of Qusayr, after taking control of it, on May 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID)

Opinion: The Syrian Chessboard

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Jun 11, 2013 | Opinion

The comparison of international struggles to a chessboard was first used by Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carter’s National Security Advisor, in his book The Grand Chessboard. The expression is a fitting description of politics’ conflicts, complexities,...

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Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: Wars within wars

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | May 30, 2013 | Opinion

It is the fate of Syria and its people to be the crossing point between regional and international wars. Syria is the place where these wars and the interests of those fighting them meet, at the expense of the Syrian people, their future and their state. This is all...