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Why western societies are mishandling the pandemic?

One of the highlights of my annual calendar is time spent at my home in the English countryside and in various European countries. During my travels I have always recharged my energy ready to take...

Covid-19 requires truth not conspiracy theories

It has been a shock to discover that more than half the world’s population has been placed under house arrest.

Trump’s dangerous policies imperil our world

Through his own actions, United States President Donald Trump has diminished his status as Leader of the Free World and eliminated himself as an honest broker. America’s allies and adversaries are...

Britain must fight fire with fire

When news of the terrorist attack in Manchester first broke, I experienced feelings of sorrow. England, where I have a country home, has always held a special place in my heart. But since soulless...

The great US presidents are turning in their graves

I have been deeply disturbed by campaign speeches delivered by almost all candidates for the White House, so much so that I fear for the future of the superpower and the impact a potential...

Western powers shamefully kowtow to Iran

Iran’s treasury is overflowing. President Hassan Rouhani, touring European capitals on a shopping spree, is being treated like royalty. Italy was so keen not to offend the sensitivities of their...

Europe’s unseemly haste to embrace Tehran

The ink hardly dried on the Iran nuclear deal before European countries were racing to seal trade deals and reopen embassies. The mullahs have gone from zero to hero in the blink of an eye....

Islamophobic hate speech goes unchecked in the West

European countries not only have a strange and disturbing stance on ‘freedom’, they consistently apply double standards with regards to bigotry. Whereas many have strict laws against anti-Semitism...

Lebanese Shiites could save the day

Sectarian divisions are the prime cause of Lebanon’s instability and political deadlock. And, tragically, those splits have been cynically used by different groups and parties, under the sway of...

The UK, an extremist’s Utopia

As shocking as this may sound, the evidence is piling-up that Britain is under the sway of Islamist organisations to the detriment of its friends in the Middle East. Until 2010, it played host to...

Once again, the UAE celebrates another historical first. Dubai has beaten back bids from three contenders – Ekaterinburg, Russia; Izmir, Turkey and Sao Paulo, Brazil – to host Expo 2020, the...

President Sarkozy has done France proud

On April 22nd France’s voting public will go to the polls to decide whether to keep President Nicolas Sarkozy in the Élysée Palace for a second term or opt for one of his rivals. Like most...

Revenge tarnishes post-revolution Egypt

There is a very real danger that mob rule is destroying Egypt’s reputation, stability and economy. While Egypt’s young revolutionaries are admired at home and abroad for the peaceful way they have...

Turkey feels Palestinian pain

Few heroes have emerged on the diplomatic level during this conflict and, sadly, even the Arab world has not produced one. An Arab League emergency summit of foreign ministers predictably concluded...

It's Now or Never

The massive earthquake that struck near the Pakistan-India border on 8 October had caused a widespread devastation, triggering a horrible humanitarian catastrophe. North western Pakistan was the...

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