Ali Soufan poses at the offices at his security firm, the Soufan Group, in New York, U.S., on Sept. 13, 2011. A former FBI agent, he’s the author of The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda.
President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s controversial March 3 visit to Washington, the White House announced Thursday, saying a meeting could be perceived as an attempt by the administration to influence Israel’s March 17 elections.
Both inside and outside of Saudi Arabia, the common assessment is that political stability in the kingdom is connected to the health and longevity of the absolutist monarch who rules the country. Therefore, the prolonged hospitalization of the current king, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, “custodian” of oil and Islamic holy sites, has led to concerns …
Both inside and outside of Saudi Arabia, the common assessment is that political stability in the kingdom is connected to the health and longevity of the absolutist monarch who rules the country. Therefore, the prolonged hospitalization of the current king, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, “custodian” of oil and Islamic holy sites, has led to concerns …
President Barack Obama will not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s controversial March 3 visit to Washington, the White House announced Thursday, saying a meeting could be perceived as an attempt by the administration to influence Israel’s March 17 elections.
Ali Soufan poses at the offices at his security firm, the Soufan Group, in New York, U.S., on Sept. 13, 2011. A former FBI agent, he’s the author of The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda.