Columns

Al-Sho’ala: Bahrain’s labor minister and college mate

Friday 24 May 2013
DURING one of my visits to Bahrain, I decided to see Labor Minister Abdulnabi Al-Sho’ala as he had been in the news. At the time, I used to edit Malayalam and Urdu dailies.
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Other Side of the Mirror: The pleasure of being poor

Friday 24 May 2013
The nice thing about not being rich is that you really couldn’t care less if the dollar slips, stumbles or does the tango.
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Confusion prevails even as Saudi women can now sponsor children

Thursday 23 May 2013
Saudi women married to non-Saudis finally got a break when they won the right to sponsor their own children, and that their children are considered Saudis by the governm
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Rising rents push tenants to the wall

Thursday 23 May 2013
Renting an apartment is a difficult job these days. The rent is high. It is a tiring exercise to get the one that one can afford. And in a span of years, the rent climbs even higher.
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What the Pakistan elections meant

Thursday 23 May 2013
For the first time, Pakistan’s civilian government has successfully completed its five-year term.
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Recent scandals could be Obama’s Watergate

Thursday 23 May 2013
The trifecta of scandals — Benghazi, the IRS and snooping on journalists — that has broken upon the heads of the Obama administration is as bad as Watergate.
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Saudi-Turkey rapport bodes well for global influence

Wednesday 22 May 2013
The current political rapport between Riyadh and Ankara is an exciting development.
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Questions of war hang over Syria

Wednesday 22 May 2013
The biggest question coming from the Middle East today is simple: Will there be war if the Syrian peace conference fails?
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US’ diminishing influence in the Middle East

Wednesday 22 May 2013
The United States, previously dubbed a key player in shaping events in the region, is displaying weakness and indifference at a time when the Middle East has found itself in turmoil not witnessed i
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What drives Japan’s Prime Minister Abe?

Wednesday 22 May 2013
Shinzo Abe, now six months into his second try at being prime minister of Japan, is a puzzling man.
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