Yemen’s rebel masters in Tehran must be held to account
On Saturday night, while the weekend was winding down in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and citizens prepared for the work week, the skies north...
Could Germany's attempt to ban neo-Nazis backfire?
At the end of January, Germany's neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD) introduced a bill in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's parliament to fine or throw in prison...
Hezbollah and Hariri’s resignation, time for confrontation
Around a year later, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri made the normal and expected decision of leaving Hezbollah’s secret government.
Hariri formed his government in...
Jumping off maps is forbidden
A stable Iraq, which comprises all the nation’s components, is needed at the Arab, regional and international levels. The removal of the Iraqi leg...
Egypt’s media power abroad
For nearly six years, international perceptions of Egypt have been marred by endless stereotyping, rumours and misconceptions due to the biased media coverage of...
Forget the debate Two simple reasons a Republican will likely win in 2016
Elections are not mysterious events subject to the whimsy of unpredictable candidates and voters.
They're actually highly predictable, with a set of variables that influence...
Saudi Arabia turns oil weapon on Iran
Saudi Arabia's decision to scupper negotiations on a coordinated oil output freeze in Doha on Sunday seems to confirm a significant shift in the...
Egypt beware: Daesh militants who survive will have to go somewhere
Daesh seems to be shaking before finally falling down. It started a few months ago when different parties felt that Daesh had served its...
Are Syrian refugees a security threat to the Middle East?
Many of the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees arriving in Europe were previously living in camps and cities across Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan....
How COVID-19 is changing the way we look at the economy
During March and April, country by country has closed down its economy to flatten the curve of coronavirus infections and enable their health care...
