For a change, the news from Washington was positive and well received around the world, including the Middle East. Upon his victory on November 4, Barack Obama received messages of…
Claude Salhani
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The gossip around Washington these days compares Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to a ‘post turtle’. Not familiar with the term? Don’t worry, most urban folks aren’t. Say you’re…
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For over a month now the headlines in the local press have been all about illegal sewage dumping on Dubai’s beaches and the risks to swimmers. Illegal dumping is nothing…
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Amid fears of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, as Iran appears to be on track to develop its nuclear capabilities and other countries are certain to follow, is it…
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Would a naval blockade by the United States, France and Britain on the Islamic Republic of Iran succeed in forcing the mullahs in Tehran to abandon their nuclear dream and…
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The gap between Senator John McCain, the Republican Party’s candidate for the United States presidency next November and the Democratic Party’s candidate, Senator Barack Obama, may well differ on social…
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Imagine traveling in the following manner: a sleek, dark and shining luxury limousine whisks you from your hotel to the airport. The speed limit is of no concern to your…
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By now we are well familiar with what President George W. Bush labeled the new “Axis of Evil” — communist North Korea, socialist-leaning (Baathist) Syria and Islamist Iran. Each one…
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How quickly one forgets. As the State of Israel prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary this May, the country seems to be suffering a case of collective — and selective…
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US President George W. Bush and his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thought they could solve the Middle East’s core problem — the Palestinian-Israeli dispute — by organizing a peace…