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Tariq Aziz. (AFP)

Opinion: Tariq Aziz and “The Mistake of the Wise”

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

In an interview conducted after the fall of Saddam, Tariq Aziz—who held several posts at the time of Saddam Hussein—appeared on the television channel Al-Arabiya. Ali Al-Dabbagh, the former minister and spokesperson for the Iraqi government, hosted the interview, in...

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Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the presidential palace in Cairo, in this August 22, 2012 file photo. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Why is the IMF in a Hurry with Egypt?

by Ali Ibrahim | Mar 14, 2013 | Opinion

This could be one of the few occasions when the IMF actively seeks to pressure a member state into taking out an urgent loan. The idea is that the funds would serve as a timely bridge until the county’s condition stabilizes, at which point both sides can negotiate a...

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In this Tuesday Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Demonstrators deface a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria, Egypt. (AP)

Stable Chaos

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Mar 13, 2013 | Opinion

The most fitting description of what is happening in the countries of the Arab Spring is that they are now experiencing a state of ‘stable chaos’, whereby chaos is prevalent and influences all manners of conduct, despite the variations in the currents and trends of...