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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 15 Oct, 2014

Opinion: Economics in the Age of Terror

Approximately 50 percent of international financial assistance to the Middle East—which makes up just 5.5 percent of the global population—is spent on fuel subsidies, World Bank Vice-President for the MENA Region Inger Andersen said in a recent interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. This is an indication of one of the major imbalances in the region’s economies which is hindering plans for healthy growth. The list of structural defects in the economies of the region is long and well-k...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 8 Oct, 2014

Opinion: Pointless Blame Games

It seems the “blame game” season is in full swing. It began just after it became evident that no one had expected the situation in Iraq and Syria to deteriorate to the extent that a terrorist organization can capture large expanses of territory, including a major city such as Mosul, in such a short period of time, becoming a threat to regional stability and global security. A recent episode of this blame game saw bickering between the US on the one hand, and Turkey and the UAE on the othe...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Tuesday, 30 Sep, 2014

Opinion: Solving the ISIS Puzzle

In a statement on Sunday, Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad Bin Naif shed some light on the puzzle of the phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He said...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 17 Sep, 2014

Opinion: The people of Egypt have spoken

It is not hard to gauge the general mood of the Egyptian public, especially for those who wish to understand it clearly. Despite this, political forces, countries and even Egyptian...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 10 Sep, 2014

Opinion: No Winners in Gaza

It seems that Arabs’ habit of claiming disasters as victories is still alive and kicking. This habit has brought many tragedies upon the region and its people, who continue to pa...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Tuesday, 2 Sep, 2014

Opinion: Libya’s Swimming Militiamen

There is a video doing the rounds at the moment of armed militiamen inside a residential compound belonging to the US embassy in Tripoli. The video shows the militiamen jumping int...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 27 Aug, 2014

Opinion: Is There Such a Thing as Terrorism-Lite?

If we look at the classification of fizzy drinks, those that claim to be “lite” contain less sugar. But is it possible to also apply this to the classification of terrorist and...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 20 Aug, 2014

Opinion: Gaza’s Hostages

The Gaza truce negotiations that aim to end the current and third war since Hamas took over the enclave in 2007, differ from previous ones in terms of their nature, interests and t...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 13 Aug, 2014

Opinion: A Race to the Bottom

It is odd that an organization that adopts an extremist ideology and is responsible for much bloodshed, such as Al-Qaeda, would feel embarrassed by another organization that outdoe...

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Ali Ibrahim
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on : Wednesday, 6 Aug, 2014

Opinion: The Chances of a Third World War

The world is commemorating the centenary of the First World War, a conflict that claimed millions of lives, in an attempt to make sense of the fateful decisions that led to that wa...

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