Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa

Tag: GCC

  • Gulf Cup Success in Bahrain

    Gulf Cup Success in Bahrain

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    Today is sadly the last day of 21st Gulf Cup tournament held here in Bahrain. Every couple of years this tournament is organized in a different GCC state plus Yemen and Iraq. A total of eight countries part of the Arabian peninsula compete in a much anticipated event, football, which is the most widespread sport…

  • GCC Love, It’s Complicated!

    GCC Love, It’s Complicated!

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    This week was very hectic for me. Not physically, but the mental demand was massive. Back in the days when I was in the Army, I had enough time to do a lot. Somehow, I found time to do everything, including hours every day to keep up with preparing for my next set of lectures,…

  • AlWefaq Supports Gay Rights?

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      Or did I get confused with Iran? Before getting into the subject, allow me to explain one simple perspective in International Relations. It basically says that the world is divided into two, a group of satisfied nations, and another group of unsatisfied nations. But satisfied to what exactly? The world’s only superpower today, The…

  • Let Me In The Farooq Junction!

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    So we’re closing on a year now since citizens were last allowed being at the Farooq/GCC/Pearl (FGP) intersection. Is it a good thing or a bad thing that we’re still not allowed to use the intersection on our way to wherever? It really depends if you’re a person who appreciates things with a glass half…