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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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People gather around an impromptu memorial two days after a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2017 (Reuters)

Why do We Attack the World?

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 21, 2017 | Opinion

Whenever an explosion shakes a city, the same scene is repeated. I see eyes fastened to the breaking news on the screens. I hear the whispers of my colleagues: let’s hope the perpetrator is not an Arab; let’s hope he’s not a Muslim; we don’t need more… I hear them and...

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French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), and General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), who shake hands after talks over a political deal to help end Libya’s crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud near Paris, France, July 25, 2017.

Can Libya’s Warring Strongmen Come Together?

by Vitaly Naumkin | Aug 10, 2017 | Opinion

Reviewing the latest Paris summit, it seems that a new glimmer of hope shines around the possibility of settling the conflict between Libya’s strongmen, Libyan National Army LNA Chief Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who controls two thirds of the country, including...

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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani delivers a televised speech in Doha, Qatar, July 21, 2017. REUTERS

Emir of Qatar Speech…Dispute Does Not Lie in Different Points of View

by Salman Al-dossary | Jul 23, 2017 | Opinion

Political disagreements don’t ruin amicability. This is how Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani summarized Qatar’s crisis in his speech on Friday, and I don’t think that anyone was expecting a surprise in his speech, which expressed the Qatari...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Reuters

Modi’s Visit to Israel, Arabs Going Green with Envy

by Ghassan Charbel | Jul 10, 2017 | Opinion

Arabs find themselves envious when they encounter the developed world. A friend of mine sought a better life in London after having had enough with reign of oppression back home. He purchased a house in his wait for the war to end. One day he was disturbed by a tree...