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Assad Speaks: Whenever The Syrian Army Achieves Victory, The West Intervenes
“These voices and any possible action will contribute nothing but an increase in instability in the region, threatening international peace ... -
Turning Qatar Into An Island: Saudi Cuts Off Its Nose To Spite Its Face
By James M. Dorsey There’s a cutting-off-the-nose-to-spite-the face aspect to a Saudi plan to turn Qatar into an island by ... -
The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of the Politics of Middle Eastern Soccer – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Edited remarks at The Beautiful Game? Identity, Resentment, and Discrimination in Football and Fan Cultures conference, ... -
Spying On Your Husband Or Wife’s Phone Will Land You In Jail In Saudi Arabia
BY CHRISTINA ZHAO , Snooping around on your spouse’s phone in Saudi Arabia is now a crime that could land the offender ... -
Natural Gas: An Underrated Driver of Saudi Hostility Towards Iran and Qatar
By James M. Dorsey Debilitating hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran is about lots of things, not least who will ... -
JMD: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Religious Moderation Unlikely to Change Asian Realities
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be seeking to revert his kingdom to an unspecified form of moderate Islam but ... -
JMD: Saudi Moderation: How far Will Crown Prince Mohammed Go?
No women at the table By James M. Dorsey In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and ... -
Keeping Mum: MBS Puts His Own Mother Under House Arrest – Report
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, who has initiated reforms for women in his kingdom, put his mother under house arrest to ... -
JMD: International soccer bodies ignore blatant rule violations in run-up to Egyptian election
By James M. Dorsey International soccer bodies, in violation of their own bylaws, have ignored the blatant mixing of sports ... -
JMD: Smoking And Drinking: Churchill Sets An Example Today’s Western Leaders Can Learn From
By James M. Dorsey To understand that Western emphasis on human rights is at best a fig leaf to do ... -
Re: Saudi Arabia Donates $10 million Arms, Relief Aid to Nigeria
NewsRescue A brother sent me a message via WhatsApp about the above news report. I was shocked about the figure. ... -
Arabs Leverage Lucrative Nuclear Contracts To Enhance Security And Keep Options Open
By James M. Dorsey Controversy in South Korea over a secret military clause in a nine-year old agreement to build the United ...
