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US President Donald Trump holds a press conference with the Emir of Kuwait after talks at the White House. (AP)

Qatar Stabs Kuwaiti Mediation

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 9, 2017 | Opinion

Only an hour after Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed announced in Washington Qatar’s approval of the 13 demands to end its crisis with the four countries, Doha’s foreign minister was quick to “strongly” deny the claim. He even went so far as to say that the...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes during a visit to the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces on the occasion of the new year, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 10, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korea: The Kims’ Cheat And Retreat Game

by Amir Taheri | Sep 8, 2017 | Opinion

It is too early to guess how the latest storm triggered by North Korea’s behavior might end. Will this lead to a “surgical” strike on North Korean nuclear sites by the United States? Or will it cause “a global catastrophe” as Vladimir Putin, never shy of hyperbole,...

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British Union flags fly in front of the Big Ben clocktower of The Houses of Parliament in central London. Reuters

UK’s Brexit Predicament

by Clive Crook | Sep 7, 2017 | Opinion

The Brexit talks between the UK and the European Union haven’t gone well. The March 2019 deadline for concluding an agreement is approaching, and progress has been much too slow. Prime Minister Theresa May needs to get a grip on this process. Britain’s...

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The opening ceremony of the Hamad port is seen in Doha, Qatar September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

Would Qatari Crisis Last Two Years?

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 7, 2017 | Opinion

Those who were betting on a short-lived Qatari crisis have lost. Everyone who thought that Qatar’s efforts for international pressure would be fruitful, was proven wrong. Three months on, the four states’ stance hasn’t changed, and is as firm as it was on June 5....

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A trader works inside a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Sept. 15, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The Best Era for Working Women Was 20 Years Ago

by Bryce Covert | Sep 5, 2017 | Business, Opinion

The working woman was everywhere in 1980s and 1990s pop culture: The tough single gal Murphy Brown ran the news on TV every week. Dolly Parton in “9 to 5,” Melanie Griffith in “Working Girl,” and the ominously coldhearted mother in “Mrs. Doubtfire.” We didn’t know it...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. (Reuters)

Confronting Korea’s Madman

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 5, 2017 | Opinion

Nobody no longer underestimates what Kim Jong-un says. Nearly everything that he pledged and threatened to do has come true, the last of which was the major nuclear test that angered the United States and the ballistic missile that terrified Japan and landed in its...