Commander's death pulls Hezbollah deeper into Syria quagmire
When a United Nations tribunal began trying those accused of the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, a prosecutor struggled to paint a...
Western grievances are real, but Bundy is the wrong guy to raise them
When Ammon Bundy announced in a New Year's Day Facebook video that "this is not the time to stand down," viewers could be forgiven...
A bold plan and a big challenge
It is a tall order that the deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has placed so emphatically on the table: to wean his country’s...
How a N.Y. judge inspired Apple's encryption fight
Last October, prosecutors from the Justice Department asked a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn to issue an order directing Apple to help the Drug...
Are Israel’s war crimes no longer good for business?
Israeli arms companies promote their products as “combat proven.” That choice of words suggests Israel’s ability to test weapons on Palestinians has become a...
An argument demanding a second look
Many Saudi visitors to the UAE on their return to the Kingdom are heard to mutter: Why them and why not us? The country...
The truth about the Saudi executions
Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 accused terrorists on Jan. 2 drew extensive condemnation in the United States. Further, because four of the men executed...
Willing to pay the ultimate price to protect animals
Protecting the environment can be deadly.
At least two defenders fighting against environmental destruction around the world were killed each week last year.
Many more people...
Palestine is nobody’s client state
As US presidential adviser Jared Kushner’s Middle East plan was revealed, news outlets in Iran, Turkey and Qatar eagerly awaited the Gulf’s reaction, particularly...
Ushering in the new digital era
We are living a new reality. The ways we socialize, exercise, work, travel, consume and trade have been updated, like new software on our...
