http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/roula-khalaf Roula Khalaf on Middle East politics and business en (PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1)) © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2012. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:41:54 GMT Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:57:21 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/roula-khalaf http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/roula-khalaf http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/823a7776-564e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Syria’s neighbours have opened the possibility of working outside the UN if their latest proposals are again vetoed by Russia and China Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:41:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/823a7776-564e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 823a7776-564e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2908823e-4b3a-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The kingdom has made clear that it must deal with its own problems of job-creation and housing before helping the financially strapped west Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:22:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2908823e-4b3a-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 2908823e-4b3a-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e25e4ec-41f2-11e1-a1bf-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Roula Khalaf finds the region at the top of agendas far beyond its own borders Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:10:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e25e4ec-41f2-11e1-a1bf-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 2e25e4ec-41f2-11e1-a1bf-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11a0ad34-403f-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Doha’s call for the deployment of Arab troops in Syria reflects the fact that its best interests firmly lie in the regime’s removal Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:21:47 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11a0ad34-403f-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 11a0ad34-403f-11e1-82f6-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b73e199c-2484-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The country has enjoyed a relatively smooth post-revolution transition but intimidatory protests in universities require a forceful response Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:01:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b73e199c-2484-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product b73e199c-2484-11e1-ac4b-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/feb4b6a4-1f3a-11e1-90aa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The election winners must deal with economic crisis, people’s high expectations and a military intent on retaining political influence Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:08:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/feb4b6a4-1f3a-11e1-90aa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product feb4b6a4-1f3a-11e1-90aa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41fcf7a4-0e89-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Israel and the US have reasons to raise renewed alarms as the world is distracted by the Arab uprising and the eurozone debt crisis Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:01:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41fcf7a4-0e89-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 41fcf7a4-0e89-11e1-9dbb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/527cb45e-0388-11e1-bbc5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The hopes of genuine democracy unleashed at the start of the Arab spring early this year came starkly alive in Tunisia Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:48:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/527cb45e-0388-11e1-bbc5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 527cb45e-0388-11e1-bbc5-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36169866-fa69-11e0-be7b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Establishing the foundations of a new system will give liberals the space to build a more solid base of support, writes Roula Khalaf Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:24:50 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/36169866-fa69-11e0-be7b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 36169866-fa69-11e0-be7b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4560694-f308-11e0-8383-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The Nobel award to Yemeni dissident Tawakul Karman is a powerful message of western acceptance of Islamist political movements Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:38:46 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4560694-f308-11e0-8383-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product a4560694-f308-11e0-8383-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c8514b6-eda8-11e0-a9a9-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product President Ali Abdullah Saleh is demonstrating extraordinary survival skills but his continuance in power is no answer to his country’s woes Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:44:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c8514b6-eda8-11e0-a9a9-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 8c8514b6-eda8-11e0-a9a9-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6317f20-e2a5-11e0-897a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Movement for democracy and freedom that swept through Middle East has influenced Palestinian leader to make bold gamble Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:55:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a6317f20-e2a5-11e0-897a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product a6317f20-e2a5-11e0-897a-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b65c0502-dd49-11e0-9dac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The uprisings across the Arab world have allowed its people to seize their own opportunities for democracy and sidelined the men of violence Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:58:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b65c0502-dd49-11e0-9dac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product b65c0502-dd49-11e0-9dac-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00778cb8-c1c2-11e0-acb3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Assad’s brutality has finally proved too much for neighbouring rulers and his people will now expect more aid from Turkey and Saudi Arabia Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:51:04 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00778cb8-c1c2-11e0-acb3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 00778cb8-c1c2-11e0-acb3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bf77c66-bc3a-11e0-80e0-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The rebels have no experience of political organisation yet need to unite different groups and create a credible transition plan Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:14:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bf77c66-bc3a-11e0-80e0-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 0bf77c66-bc3a-11e0-80e0-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51b37e5e-b94b-11e0-b6bb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product With Ramadan about to start, youth movements intend to escalate their campaigns for freedom – but the price of dismantling decades of autocratic rule is proving high Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:16:17 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/51b37e5e-b94b-11e0-b6bb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 51b37e5e-b94b-11e0-b6bb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e05c230-ad87-11e0-9038-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Five months since the majority Shia began protests, their leaders are in jail while the Sunni ruling family is in dialogue with only its more moderate opponents, write Roula Khalaf and Simeon Kerr Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:51:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e05c230-ad87-11e0-9038-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 1e05c230-ad87-11e0-9038-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3de1f020-abc9-11e0-8a64-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Collision of popular uprisings with ethnic and religious tensions is damaging the cause of freedom and democracy espoused by protesters Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:19:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3de1f020-abc9-11e0-8a64-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 3de1f020-abc9-11e0-8a64-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ac5b1d2-a0d3-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product Whether the proposals for a new constitution will prove an important step towards a democratic future depends on the king’s real intentions Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:57:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ac5b1d2-a0d3-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product 5ac5b1d2-a0d3-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe099bcc-904f-11e0-85a0-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/comment_columnists_roula-khalaf/feed//product The regime can no longer hide massacres and may soon force western governments to ask at what stage does repression become intolerable Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:29:31 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