The sheikh and I: Ghostwriting for a crown prince in exile
THE LAST I HEARD, the Sheikh was under house arrest, and his security guy was in jail.This was not the way it was supposed to turn out. The Sheikh’s idea was for it to end in triumph, with his grand...
View ArticleBahrain bans Guy Fawkes masks amid protests
Guy Fawkes mask owners, beware: the "V for Vendetta" style masks favored by protesters the world over have been banned from import into Bahrain, and offenders could face prison time.Hassan Fakhro, the...
View ArticleWhen artspeak masks oppression
“Without its special language, would art need to submit to the scrutiny of broader audiences and local ones? Would it hold up?” So asks online art publication Triple Canopy’s widely circulated essay...
View ArticleU.S. not ready to intervene in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Thursday that U.S. intelligence indicates Syrian President Bashar Assad has twice used deadly chemical weapons in his country's fierce civil war, a...
View ArticleDubai pardons woman sentenced to 16 months in prison for reporting her rape
A 24-year-old Norwegian woman is now free to leave Dubai after officials in the country dropped the 16-month prison sentence she was given as a result of reporting her rape to police.Marte Deborah...
View ArticleWhen artspeak masks oppression
“Without its special language, would art need to submit to the scrutiny of broader audiences and local ones? Would it hold up?” So asks online art publication Triple Canopy’s widely circulated essay...
View ArticleU.S. not ready to intervene in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House declared Thursday that U.S. intelligence indicates Syrian President Bashar Assad has twice used deadly chemical weapons in his country's fierce civil war, a...
View ArticleDubai pardons woman sentenced to 16 months in prison for reporting her rape
A 24-year-old Norwegian woman is now free to leave Dubai after officials in the country dropped the 16-month prison sentence she was given as a result of reporting her rape to police.Marte Deborah...
View ArticleWho profits from our new war? Inside NSA and private contractors’ secret plans
A massive, $7.2 billion Army intelligence contract signed just 10 days ago underscores the central role to be played by the National Security Agency and its army of private contractors in the unfolding...
View ArticleClintons’ Keystone cash: Agency lobbying for pipeline is a major donor to...
A Canadian government agency lobbying for the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline contributed nearly half a million dollars to the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation last year,...
View ArticleWho profits from our new war? Inside NSA and private contractors' secret plans
A massive war operation is being waged to track and kill ISIS -- and it's a lot more than cruise missiles
View ArticleClintons' Keystone cash: Agency lobbying for pipeline is a major donor to...
New report examines surge in foreign donations to Clinton Foundation
View ArticleAll the presidents' spies: Blackwater founder Erik Prince is the latest Trump...
The through line in the conversations with Russians, from Trump Tower to the Seychelles, is lifting sanctions
View ArticleNotes from a trailing spouse: Welcome to Mars
It makes perfect sense that Abu Dhabi has a very aggressive space program
View ArticleTrump's in way over his head: Ignorant Qatar tweets make a bad situation worse
Taking credit for a crisis in the Arab world that may have been caused by Russian fake news — it's so Trump!
View ArticleInside numerous secret prisons in Yemen, the UAE tortures and the U.S....
A war-torn Yemen is home to at least 18 secret prisons where detainees have been grilled alive
View ArticleSaudi’s Crown Prince: A youthful gambler
Crisis puts future of Saudi reforms and the Gulf Cooperation Council in doubt
View ArticleThe other Gulf conflict: How the Qatar crisis is playing out in D.C. back rooms
Well-fed lobbyists and think-tank experts do battle over catered lunches — but it's not as sleazy as it sounds
View ArticleSaudi Arabia is buying off and silencing its critics
Shutting down Al-Jazeera Arabic is just one part
View ArticleSusan Rice's "unmasking" scandal was about something worse
What was really going on? Of course it involved Russia
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