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Opinion: Awaiting Repair

by Samir Atallah | Apr 25, 2016 | Opinion

“Moderate Arabs” or the vast majority of Arab countries were natural allies of the United States; both with regards to bilateral relations or positions on international conflicts. Arab countries provided it with energy, regulated oil prices through OPEC and gave it...

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Opinion: The Hero

by Samir Atallah | Apr 20, 2016 | Opinion

The image of a hero in Arab and global heritage is almost the same. He must be a knight and noble, be able to use a sword skilfully, protect the weak, be courageous and forgiving and must not oppress the innocent, kill children or raise his hand to a woman. In the...

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Opinion: Abu Yousef’s Inkwell

by Samir Atallah | Mar 26, 2016 | Opinion

The Egyptian Ministry of Education has promised to reinstate Mohamed ElBaradei’s name to the list of Nobel Prize laureates that appears in the fifth grade primary school curriculum. The ministry itself decided to remove his name from the list and taught Egypt’s...

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Opinion: Is the American Era Over? Soft Power

by Samir Atallah | Feb 15, 2016 | Opinion

India has a population of 1.2 billion people, i.e. four times that of the United States and it is likely that it will exceed the population of China in 2025. Some Indians believe that by the middle of the current century, the three major powers in the world will be...

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King Salman in 2004 on a visit to Spain during his tenure as Riyadh’s governor. (EPA/Jose Huesca)

Opinion: Ban Ki-moon and King Salman

by Samir Atallah | Mar 5, 2015 | Opinion

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said recently that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has managed to achieve in the first 10 days of his reign what no ruler could possibly achieve during their first 100. But for all their good intentions,...