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GCC leaders in 1981

Opinion: Has the GCC Changed?

by Salman Al-dossary | Dec 12, 2015 | Opinion

Since its establishment 35 years ago the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been accompanied by positivity and negativity and these two elements have not been separated to this day. The positive aspect is that the Council is moving forward and has not diminished even...

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Opinion: Finally- Ground Troops Fighting Daesh

by Salman Al-dossary | Dec 5, 2015 | Opinion

After years of hesitation, US President Barack Obama’s administration has acknowledged that there is no way to defeat terrorist organisations that are wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria except by sending in ground troops, instead of being content with air strikes which...

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People singing the French national Anthem, as they gather on the Place de la Republic in Paris, France, 17 November 2015. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Opinion: The Disaster in France and the Solution in Syria

by Salman Al-dossary | Nov 17, 2015 | Opinion

The eve of the G20 summit hosted by Turkey which ended yesterday was very disturbing and dominated the atmosphere of the summit and those present after the bad news which came from Paris where the terrorist attacks targeted the French capital and left hundreds dead...

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The French President François Hollande

Opinion: War in Paris

by Salman Al-dossary | Nov 16, 2015 | Opinion

“An act of war”. This is how the French President described the terrorist attacks in Paris which targeted his country on Friday. It is certainly a description that is not far from the truth, not only because of the unprecedented death toll in the history of terrorist...

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the closing session of the Arab-South American Summit in Riyadh

Opinion: From Saudi Arabia to Brazil

by Salman Al-dossary | Nov 13, 2015 | Opinion

If Arab countries searched for growing international powers that agree with them on main issues, then they will not find better powers to agree with them than the Latin American states at the Arab-Latin American Summit which ended on Wednesday. These issues include...