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....
Muhammad Yunus takes on outdated (and greedy) capitalism
In a world short of innovative and creative social-political ideas, Prof. Muhammad Yunus is a breath of fresh air. This godfather of microcredit, social...
The war in Afghanistan has so far cost $33,000 per citizen. And will not...
Fourteen years old this month, the West's war in Afghanistan had all but vanished from the headlines. Even before the fall of Kunduz this...
The pandemic: What employers can and cannot do
The Coronavirus pandemic has been declared force majeure, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has given permission for the contractual relationship...
Lebanese ‘friends of Syria’ are heading for a dead end
With the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Lebanon has taken a step forward toward the official normalization of relations with the Syrian...
Western dream of regime change in Iran is over, so what's next?
The signing of the nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 answered a question that has bedeviled the U.S.-Iranian relationship for 36 years.
Decades after...
Flint bookends the hopes of the American middle class
The most appropriate monument for Flint, Michigan, to erect would probably be a large sculpted alpha and omega - or perhaps just a giant...
Turkey suspects ISIS in blasts, but survivors blame government
The Islamic State is the “primary focus” of investigators after suicide bombings killed nearly 100 people at a rally here in the capital during...
Using Harry Potter to argue against boycotting Israel is fatuous
How would Harry Potter respond to the Israel-Palestine conflict? What would Spock say about the rational markets hypothesis? This isn't just a wacky thought...
Stormy weather ahead but Saudi banks remain strong
The downgrading of Saudi banks by Moody’s on the 14 May comes as no surprise given the twin stresses of low oil prices and...
