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Oil is Not a Weapon

Oil is Not a Weapon

01 December 2006

Whenever there is a crisis in the Middle East, fomented by the US or Israel Arabs, streets from Morocco to Iraq reverberate with calls urging oil-producing Gulf States...

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Islamphobia Must be Stemmed

Islamphobia Must be Stemmed

01 December 2006

Certain Western political and religious leaders along with members of the media are guilty of stirring up public opinion against Islam. Whether this is intentional is...

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Wake Up America, Israel is not your friend

Wake Up America, Israel is not your friend

01 October 2006

The so-called ‘special relationship’ between the governments of the US and Israel is well-known. It goes without saying that the vast majority of Americans...

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Arabs Should Reject Imposed “Democracy”

Arabs Should Reject Imposed “Democracy”

01 October 2006

The US is behaving as though it has the patent on ’democracy’. In the same way it exports Uncle Ben’s Rice, Starbucks and F16s to the Middle East, it is eager to impose...

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The Trial, The Farce

The Trial, The Farce

01 June 2006

The last sessions of the trial of Saddam Hussain and his cronies was weighed down with undertones reminding us all of the infamous Spanish Inquistion or the more recent...

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Better Late Than Never Leave Soon, for the Sake of their Future

Better Late Than Never Leave Soon, for the Sake of their Future

01 June 2006

I have seen and read many stories about members of Arab governments who have suggested that it might be a good idea to send an Arab ‘peace-keeping’ force to Iraq. I...

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And the March Goes On

And the March Goes On

01 June 2006

Without trying be unduly flattering or exaggerating let’s talk about some of the high points of the period when HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum took on the...

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An Open Letter from Khalaf Al Habtoor to the US President George W Bush

An Open Letter from Khalaf Al Habtoor to the US President George W Bush

01 April 2006

Mr. President, Greetings, One of the most important characteristics of a leader is his ability to take decisive decisions, even difficult decisions; also his ability...

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Son of Abraham … Beware

Son of Abraham … Beware

01 April 2006

In an interview on the BBC programme “Hardtalk”, the presenter Stephen Sackur asked the cultural editor of the infamous paper Jyllands-Posten if it would publish, under...

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FareWell to our Beloved Ruler

FareWell to our Beloved Ruler

01 February 2006

A few days back, the UAE suffered a huge loss when Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, passed away.

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Other Articles

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Israel's Goal in Bombing Iran
Putin’s leadership qualities outshine Obama’s
An inpatient minority holds Egypt hostage
Al Shindagah celebrates its 100th issue
King Abdullah’s noble inter-faith mission
Arabs losing ground to Iran in the lobbying stakes
Covid-19 requires truth not conspiracy theories
Russia and its dubious friends deserve to be frozen out
Obama’s abuse of war powers
Syria is bleeding. Where are the Arabs?
The West’s flirtation with terrorists is a poor joke
Don’t insult our intelligence, Abdullah Gul!
Arab paralysis oils Iran’s regional domination
Al Habtoor Group thinks Emirati
Qatar, the architect of its own isolation
A message to my loved ones in Lebanon
Disunity: A grave threat to the Arab World
Where you can design your own lifestyle
Farewell to Mohammed Khalifa bin Hadher

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