Asia & Americas

Forensic psychologist John Horgan argues that we are "genuinely unprepared" for the Islamic State. The author of "The Psychology of Terrorism", who has just returned to the US from...

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has said that US-led air strikes on ISIS fighters in his country must be based on a prior agreement with Damascus, and that Syrian troops...

Last summer the United States thwarted the sale of used Cobra helicopters by Israel to Nigeria, Israeli media has reported. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the US blocked the deal...

Jordan could comply with a hostage swap to save the life of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State (ISIS) militants – but only if ISIS also throws in...

The United States will not halt or suspend its drone war on Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen as a result of the continuous unrest and dominance of Houthi rebels of...

At last week's World Economic Forum in Davos, the Egyptian president, Abdul Fatah al-Sisi made a speech about the need for world leaders to unite against the global threat...

Jihadist groups in the region and the global movement for the campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel are the main "strategic threats" facing Israel in 2015, a...

Turkey has outpaced many countries in terms of humanitarian aid distributed across the world. Turkey has embraced Syrian refugees fleeing civil war, Palestinians suffering Israeli offensives in Gaza, Yazidis...

Algeria recently witnessed a sharp debate over the mass migration of people to the southern town of Ein Saleh; many people fear that the new inhabitants have relocated in...

We are fast approaching the anniversary of Colin Powell's now infamous speech before the United Nations as the Bush administration ramped up the case for invading Iraq ten years...

Fate had it that Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on the same day that the Houthis seized authority in Yemen after it secured their control over the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday accepted an invitation by US House Speaker John Boehner to address the Congress in March, the Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement issued...

From the very early days of the Syrian war, the American government – along with other western administrations – has taken a strong position on the conflict. It called...

The White House criticised Israel's Prime Minister; Benjamin Netanyahu planned visit to address a joint session of Congress next month, describing it as "departure from protocol". White House Spokesman...

During a visit to the region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged $100 million for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. In a joint press conference with the Palestinians...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Turkey would share all its intelligence on two Japanese nationals kidnapped on Monday by the Islamic State...

Last week, BBC's Panorama broadcast a documentary on "The Battle for British Islam" by John Ware, a journalist and film-maker. Ware followed this up with an extended op-ed in...

To Elan magazine Linda Sarsour is one of the 15 most inspiring women from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region. Designated "the face of social activism"...

Pictures have emerged of hunger striker Mohamed Soltan, a graduate of Ohio State University and US citizen, who has been in Cairo's Tora Prison since August 2013 and on...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to reduce Israel's dependence on European markets due to the growing boycott campaign. During a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday,...

Ever since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, Israel has been able to convince the West, America and Europe in particular, that its brutal "self-defence" is part...

Longtime CNN International anchor Jim Clancy left the network after being involved in a Twitter feud with what he called the "Hasbara team," referring to public relations efforts by...

The lawyers acting for Mohamed Fahmy have called for the Aljazeera journalist to be transferred to Canada by the Egyptian authorities. Amal Clooney and Laurent Waldman said that the...

The United States is planning to deploy 400 troops to the Middle East in order to train "moderate" Syrian rebels, Anadolu has reported. The news was revealed by officials...

President Barack Obama strongly warned Congress against new Iran sanctions Friday, saying that additional penalties could derail ongoing talks. "Congress needs to show patience," Obama said during a joint press...

Pro-Israel activists have vowed to fight back against a growing global boycott campaign, using new technological "tools" proposed and developed at a recent "Legitimacy Hackathon." The gathering, held on...

After testifying in court during the bail hearing in what has become known as South Africa's first murder resulting from Islamophobic violence, a number of journalists approached me and...

The Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has lashed out at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for submitting a request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC. "What happened, especially in...

The United States has announced that it is providing military aid worth $2.1 billion to the coalition of 12 countries training the Iraqi security forces. "There are 12 states...

Communities must respect each other's sanctities and values in order to engage in meaningful dialogue, the Anadolu Agency reported the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying yesterday....

The Manhattan Federal Court yesterday started a trial in which 11 Jewish American families are suing the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the PLO for supporting attacks that led to...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will not hold a summit in the coming weeks, as proposed by his country, for...