Abdullah Al-Otaibi

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Opinion: Gates’ Memoirs and America’s Gorbachev

There are many senior US officials who have disagreed with President Barack Obama, whether in his first or second administration. There are even more former officials who disagree wit him. But what is most interest now is former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ decision to break his silence and co

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Opinion: The GCC must adapt to the times

The idea that became the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) began in Kuwait. Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah debated establishing the council with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi in 1970s. However, it was not until early 1980s that the GCC was created in Riyadh. At the time, sizable common