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Items by Abdulaziz Kilani
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If Trump doesn’t change, more resignations will be announced
The US Defense Secretary, James Mattis resigned yesterday creating a new episode of the series of resignations that the US President Donald Trump has faced since he took office. This significant step comes a day after the president’s unilateral decision to pull US troops out of Syria, which indicates...
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Saudi Arabia is hit by a double whammy in one day over Yemen and Khashoggi
The steps taken by the US Senate in passing the Yemen War Powers Resolution last Thursday confirmed the ongoing disgust at the premeditated killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul two months ago. It attests to the simple fact that American legislators will...
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The US Congress is finally doing its job regarding Yemen
The US Senate sent a strong message to the Trump administration on Wednesday by supporting a bill that would force Washington to cut its support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Even though Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis put forward a vigorous defence of...
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It is time for a new leadership in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s reputation has never been this bad. Ever since Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman became the de facto ruler of the Kingdom and consolidated his power, things have gone from bad to worse. Bin Salman started an unnecessary war in Yemen, which has become the worst humanitarian crisis...
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Khashoggi’s state of mind before his disappearance
I was lucky enough to have met Jamal Khashoggi on 29 September at MEMO’s conference during his last visit to the UK. I introduced myself to him as the Editor-in-Chief of an Arabic electronic newspaper in London. I told him that I would like to interview him at some...