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Bahrain: the Powder Keg of the Gulf

Bahrain's Sectarian Challenge EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS A little over four years after Sheikh Hamad bin `Isa al-Khalifa announced a sweeping reform plan, Bahrain's fragile liberal experiment is poised to stall, or, worse,…

Jeddah flood deaths shame Saudi royals

By Ali Al-Ahmed Last week the Saudi city of Jeddah was afflicted by heavy rains that lasted only a few hours but caused massive flooding and the deaths of more than 500 people. To lessen the embarrassment, official reports shrank the…