Opinion

The Israeli authorities have taken advantage of the shifts in the Arab scene and the media's preoccupation with these shifts to further Judaise the city of Jerusalem by means...

In the midst of the sudden and bloody surge of violence that has plagued Iraq's Anbar province over the past two weeks, reportedly claiming nearly 250 lives, the country's...

Contradictions regarding human rights and the exploitation of oppression emanating from the United Nations have culminated in Ban Ki-moon's statement regarding the death of Ariel Sharon. Mingling sadness and...

There are three objectives by means of which we can assess the Israeli policy towards the conflict in Syria, which are not masked by Tel Aviv's feigned indifference and...

The general picture of the reality in Iraq is that Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's regime is begging America to supply sophisticated weapons to combat terrorism. Foreign Minister Zebari has...

Last week, media sources revealed that a shipment of tear gas on its way from South Korea to Bahrain was stopped after a campaign by human rights and humanitarian...

When Israeli occupation's government of Benjamin Netanyahu began to officially call Palestinians and Arabs to recognize it as a "Jewish state", parties participating in the governing coalition started marketing...

The Palestine Olympic team has arrived in London. Made up of five athletes, it is the largest team Palestine has ever sent to the summer Olympics. The athletes are...

Sports activities in the Gaza Strip resumed two months ago following the most recent Israeli military escalation against the region in November of last year. During last year's attacks,...

An all women's motor racing team is not the first subject that springs to mind when imagining a new documentary to come out of the occupied West Bank, yet...

Seven months after a ban on domestic football was implemented in Egypt, the country's Ministry of Sport has announced that the Premier League will return on 17 September. The...

It begun with about 123 hours of footage, smuggled past suspicious border guards, and Jasper's kitchen floor for a studio: "Terrible for our backs and postures," Matthew explains. As...

Does history repeat itself? Where once we had the late Sheikh Muhammad Alsharawi praising Allah for the reprehensible defeat of our army in the 1967 war with the Israelis...

Sports events celebrating physical culture and competition have long had underpinnings in political and social motives. From the ancient Greek Olympics and Gladiator tournaments in Rome to the elitist...

Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law. This is a fact, accepted by most countries in the world, so prohibition of trade with these...

For months now, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been described as "increasingly isolated" and "embattled". Yet the regime has so far held fast, despite growing discomfort with massacres of...

The protests in downtown Amman are a restrained affair and do not compete in size to the millions in Tahrir Square, Cairo. In fact, other than on Fridays, it's...

For the first time in five years, 40 Palestinians from Gaza have been allowed to visit relatives held in Israeli jails. The visits were allowed as part of a...

The Syrian conflict appeared to enter a new stage last night after a bomb hit the National Security building in Damascus during a meeting of cabinet ministers and security...

In real life Yosri Fouda is relaxed. A warm character with a grey pin stripe suit, he settles down on a brown leather chair in the Frontline Club to...

In the protracted, bloody and complex Syrian conflict, practically every day brings a new development. Yesterday, it was the apparent confirmation by a foreign ministry spokesman that the country...

Cyber City in the border town of Al-Ramtha, Jordan was once an industrial complex, but since May has become a transit camp for refugees fleeing the terror in Syria....

US Republican presidential wannabe Mitt Romney's overseas tour may have been intended to bolster his foreign policy credentials, but so far it has been a catalogue of gaffes. Kicking...

Violence in the Sinai Peninsula is nothing new, but last night saw the bloodiest attack for some time. On Sunday evening around 8pm, masked gunmen attacked Egyptian soldiers as...

It's hard not to notice the biased nature of Israel's justice system. At the end of July the Supreme Court delayed the eviction of Israel's largest settlement, Migron, which...

If there is one thing Mohammed Morsi can be sure of, it's that his every move is being scrutinised, as regional powers and world observers alike watch to see...

Gone are the days of Hosni Mubarak when security officials weathered the storm of terror attacks in Egypt, escaping dismissal and accountability. Mohamed Morsi has this week attempted to...

In recent weeks, the Israeli media has been dominated by speculation about a unilateral strike on Iran. If reports are to be believed, this could take place before the...

The resistance against Israel's occupation took another step forward this week as Canada's largest Protestant church looks likely to go ahead with a planned boycott of products made in...

Israel's alleged plans to attack Iran amidst Hezbollah's harsh threats to Israel will prove to be detrimental for both countries and also for the entire West Asia region towards...

For the first time, the US State Department has included violence by Jewish settlers on a list of "terrorist incidents". Given that America is hardly known for criticising attacks...

The maiden visit by an Egyptian President to Iran since 1979 may result in a landmark achievement, though it is unlikely to please America and Saudi Arabia due to...