Pssst! Need a passport? Forgery a lifeline for fleeing Syrians.
Obaida, a 22-year-old refugee from an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State, said he tried hard to get a passport the legal way....
Why save Lebanon?
My Saudi friend was furious. He read my article “Lebanon needs a break!” and threw some tough questions that had been around for a...
The Iranians should not think they can meddle in the region without consequences
If the aim of the Trump administration’s decision to toughen its policy towards Iran was to encourage better behaviour on the part of Tehran, it does...
Virus crisis a wakeup call for all of us
It’s microscopic, fast and mysterious; an invisible, sneaky enemy that does not differentiate between old and young, rich and poor, strong and weak, whoever...
Al-Kadhimi must steer Iraq away from US-Iran tensions
Even before Iraq was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, party squabbling and mass protests had paralyzed the country’s political establishment. Prime Minister Adel Abdel...
Iran using virus crisis to revive image, escalate tensions
The hard-liners of Iran — primarily the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — are using the cover of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis to...
Iraq being dragged down by drowning Iranian regime
Iraq is in a state of economic and political freefall, made infinitely worse by Tehran’s determination to exploit its neighbor’s woes for its own...
Absence of civility in Austria
Recently, an Italian friend told me, “Arabs blessed us with their presence in Europe for 700 years.We have been so lucky!” Although this is...
COVID-19: Coronavirus will change the way we think
Analysts, commentators and experts have migrated from issues like terrorism, global trade wars and economic recession, and Brexit to COVID-19.
Not only media pundits but...
Global unity key to tackling the coronavirus pandemic
In light of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, think tanks worldwide are working to study the spread of the virus and global attempts to...
