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We did it!

We did it!

28 November 2013

Once again, the UAE celebrates another historical first. Dubai has beaten back bids from three contenders – Ekaterinburg, Russia; Izmir, Turkey and Sao Paulo, Brazil –...

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Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda's continued existence is unexplained

27 October 2013

The so-called War on Terror, launched 12 years ago in response to 9/11 attacks, has turned out to be as ineffective as the War on Drugs. Despite billions of dollars...

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America

America's dalliance with Iran alienates Middle East allies

24 October 2013

America’s closest regional allies are reeling from a series of shocks undermining their national security and interests, delivered by the Obama administration. Reports...

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Is the US plotting regional mayhem?

Is the US plotting regional mayhem?

09 October 2013

Something’s cooking in the White House and the aroma drifting towards Saudi Arabia, Gulf States and Egypt is far from pleasant. America is one of our closest Western...

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US looks like a toothless tiger beyond its prime

US looks like a toothless tiger beyond its prime

07 October 2013

The unthinkable has happened. Just when the struggling US economy was regaining its health with a positive knock-on effect for world markets, the federal government...

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America is blind to the big picture on Syria

America is blind to the big picture on Syria

16 September 2013

President Barack Obama has lost the plot on Syria to the extent his critics wonder whether he had one in the first place. If you’ve been following this saga as closely...

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Erdogan pours oil on troubled Nile waters

Erdogan pours oil on troubled Nile waters

31 July 2013

The army’s overthrow of the failed former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, in order to rescue Egypt from the spectre of civil war, has stripped the Turkish Prime...

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America! Don

America! Don't dim your inspirational light

16 July 2013

This is a message to America, whose people I consider to be amongst the most enlightened on earth. It comes at a moment in history when anti-Americanism is on the rise...

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