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A day for reflection and appreciation

02 December 2012

The UAE National Day means much more to me than just a public holiday or an opportunity to celebrate. I thank God for his gifts every day and never cease feeling...

America's muddled priorities and double standards

21 November 2012

I’m stunned at the banquet Washington’s political establishment and the US media have made out of the personal indiscretions of a couple of four-star generals past...

Sheikh Mohammed holds fast to his father’s legacy

10 November 2012

My admiration for the amazing achievements of the late UAE Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum is an open...

Nationals of Gulf States should count their blessings

28 October 2012

Citizens of virtual dictatorships, who risk their lives to oust repressive, autocratic, corrupt governments, have every right to free themselves from decades of virtual...

It's time the Lebanese removed their shackles

25 October 2012

When the news broke that Lebanon’s head of internal Intelligence Wissam Al-Hassan and eight others had been killed by a car bomb in a residential area of Beirut on...

Belarus is open for business

20 October 2012

As a business person always open to new and attractive investment opportunities I was pleased to meet the Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich in Dubai and...

Gulf States are pawns in a new ‘Great Game’

18 October 2012

The pieces of the jigsaw are slowly coming together and from the perspective of Gulf States and Arab Sunnis the emerging picture isn’t pretty. The Cold War between...

Sinister purpose behind anti-Islamic film

20 September 2012

Should we seriously believe that a malevolent middle-aged criminal on parole with improbable names/aliases such as "Sam Bacit" or "Nakoula Basseley Nakoula and his...

Arabs must tackle Iranian threats head on

15 August 2012

Few would dispute that the Islamic Republic of Iran is actively engaged in expanding its military capabilities, developing its nuclear potential, arming and funding...

The United Nations, just an expensive show

07 August 2012

The United Nations is arguably the most worthwhile organization on earth. On paper that is. Established in 1945 with just 51 member countries, primarily to prevent a...

Assad deserves to pay for his crimes

26 June 2012

A recent report by the Associated Press (AP) that read "Britain and America are willing to offer the Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad safe passage - and even clemency -...

GCC leaders should not attend NAM Summit

20 June 2012

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't lacking audacity. He has extended invitations to GCC leaders to attend the 16th Non Aligned Movement's (NAM) summit,...

GCC must react to the Pentagon’s ‘Total war on Islam’

04 June 2012

I used to believe that the Obama administration had a policy of reaching out to the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims in an effort to mend fences incinerated by George W....

Al Arabiya should vet its guests for brains

27 May 2012

With tens of professional Arabic TV channels to choose from, over the years, I have narrowed my viewing down to just two – Al Jazeera and Al-Alarabiya. Why? Because in...

Real-politics can alleviate Palestinian suffering

05 May 2012

There is no cause dearer to my heart than that of the Palestinians and it saddens me greatly that international efforts towards a Palestinian state have been placed on...

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