author - oman observer

It has become something of a cliché in recent years to say that we live in a post-truth, post-fact age. In the United Kingdom, the Brexit referendum and the spectacular rise and fall of former Prime...

The death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II united the British people in grief, highlighting the bonds that hold the United Kingdom together: a shared sense of decency, purpose, and fairness.But that...

I have read the obituaries of General Colin Powell, who died last week, with considerable sadness. I got to know this great American soldier-statesman when he was the US secretary of state and I was...