Category Archives: Saudi Arabia

Stabilizing the Region

When Saudi Arabian tanks, on invitation of Bahrain’s King Hamad Al Khalifa, invaded the tiny Gulf island on March 14, what has been called the Arab Spring uprisings had their heyday. Tunisia’s dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali had fled … Continue reading →

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The Spread of Democracy

When Kuwaiti citizens enthusiastically celebrated their Golden Independence Anniversary last month together with twenty years of liberation after Saddam Hussein’s invasion and expulsion as well as the present Amir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah being in power for five years (50-20-5) they … Continue reading →

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