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Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal

Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal

JAMES M. DORSEY: Violent protest attending soccer matches has proven to be a reliable indicator of an imminent popular revolt in the Arab World. Algeria's next then. …

The Great Benghazi Forgery: So Who’s Really Behind It?

JUAN COLE: There was a sustained attempt prior to the last U.S election to portray Barack Obama first as a latter day Jimmy Carter then as a Richard Nixon figure. Who did this? …

The Morality of Killing: What’s So Special About Drones?

STEVE ROYSTON: Is killing via a missile fired remotely by a drone any different morally from killing by poison gas or a nuclear weapon? …

Israel’s Samson Complex: Will Anyone ‘Pick Up the Phone?’

Israel’s Samson Complex: Will Anyone ‘Pick Up the Phone?’

JONATHAN COOK: Here we go again with another re-heated so-called peace initiative. But the foundations on which it's built are familiar and fragile…

Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism

Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism

MONDOWEISS: The heat surrounding Stephen Hawkin's withdrawal from a conference in Israel added heat to a debate between two prominent commentators last week …

Thomas Friedman in Yemen: ‘An Innocent Abroad’?

Thomas Friedman in Yemen: ‘An Innocent Abroad’?

DANIEL M. VARISCO: I felt the ghost of Mark Twain speaking to me as I read about Tom Friedman's latest adventures in Yemen. …

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Analysis: Does the CIA Step Up Drone Strikes During Ramadan?

Analysis: Does the CIA Step Up Drone Strikes During Ramadan?

TBIJ: Last week witnessed some of the most intense bombing by the CIA in many months. But are drone strikes more frequent during Muslim religious holidays?…

The Curious Case of the UAE and Balcony Deaths

The Curious Case of the UAE and Balcony Deaths

A significant number of deaths have resulted from young children being left alone to play and crawling through, up or over the grilles.…

Saudi’s Agnatic Affliction: If it Sounds Painful, It’s Because it is

Saudi’s Agnatic Affliction: If it Sounds Painful, It’s Because it is

Baing 'agnatic' means you're limited to a pool of successors with a built in short time span - that's forever getting shorter. The time to change is now...…

Iran Threat Neutered as UAE Pipeline Starts Pumping

Iran Threat Neutered as UAE Pipeline Starts Pumping

In the short term the new pipeline is likely to increase the already high levels of distrust between the UAE (and Gulf in general) and Iran. …

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: The World’s Tallest Tale?

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: The World’s Tallest Tale?

Officials said the Kingdom Tower will become a global tourism attraction. How so asks MidEastPosts.com?…

The Gulf Union Does Not Exist – Apparently

The Gulf Union Does Not Exist – Apparently

The GCC union has shifted from being political, to economic, to a union of defense… Now we're told it doesn't even exist.…

Dubai Expo 2020: Worth Fighting For

Dubai Expo 2020: Worth Fighting For

Should Dubai win Expo 2020 it would be a significant, significant boost to the city – economically, socially and in terms of global recognition.…