by Bakir Oweida | May 23, 2014 | Opinion
Barring a surprise, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will be elected as Egypt’s next president. It is clear to everyone that domestic challenges, in particular security and economic challenges, will be the top priority for Egypt’s next president. If that president is Sisi, he...
by Bakir Oweida | May 9, 2014 | Opinion
A friend of mine sent me an email about last month’s Palestine International Media Forum, held in Turkey last month, that truly shocked me. He said that “the media and press were put on trial and censured” at that forum. Indeed, the full thrust of his statement...
by Bakir Oweida | May 2, 2014 | Opinion
From the leaks of the “advice” given by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Israeli leaders during a closed-door meeting, it has become clear that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas can do nothing to change Benjamin Netanyahu’s positions. This is because the Israeli...
by Bakir Oweida | Apr 25, 2014 | Opinion
Why the disagreements among Palestinian politicians and factions, whether before the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964 or after it? Is it because of the love of Palestine? The importance of regaining the rights of the Palestinian...
by Bakir Oweida | Apr 18, 2014 | Opinion
There is nothing new in saying it is the fate of those who hope for the best for all those around them to face the consequences of these dreams and the pains that accompany them. While reminding ourselves of this maxim may not bring any benefit, it does us no harm to...
