Middle East

Some sources have mentioned US Secretary of State John Kerry's new approach to his peace-making task, noting that Jordan plays a vital role in solving the "complications" of the...

Every other day, it seems, figures from the group who believe that "life is negotiations" mourn the current negotiation process; they sometimes get upset and resign; at other times...

Since the election of Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani last year, there has been a significant thaw in relations with the country's old adversary, the US. This diplomatic shift...

I must begin by explaining the meaning of barter in the context of this article, as it is drastically different than the concept of bartering a good for a...

"Do you want to move to the Palestinian state?" "No, I want to stay in my city, Umm Al-Fahm." "So, you like living in the state of Israel?" "No,...

Europe was quick in its response to the Arab Spring and adopted a new approach to relations with its Southern neighbours. Nonetheless, despite the great efforts and numerous investments...

In October 2013, the Egyptian writer Alaa al-Aswany gave a talk in Paris, to promote the French translation of his new book. The event ended in chaos, as a...

When the Israelis finally complete their "Iron Dome" missile defence system they are more likely to consider another attack against the people of the Gaza Strip. Once again, the...

The shadow of the ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has died aged 85, has always had a peculiar place in my life. He was in part the trigger...

In the wake of the recent termination of cooperation with Israeli companies linked to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories by three Dutch business giants, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans...

The issue of oil has jumped to prominence in the political relationship between Ankara, Baghdad and Erbil (the capital of the Kurdish region in Iraq), and with it has...

It is clear that the Arab region is turbulent. It is also clear that the political situation is in a state of confusing fluidity; alliances have collapsed while others...

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...

When I interviewed Professor Avi Shlaim last month, he said that the current Israeli government was "is the most right-wing, the most hawkish, the most uncompromising … in Israel's...

Well known for his anti-imperialist stance and support for oppressed people, Hugo Chavez's death has provoked a worldwide lament. In Palestine, activists participating in demonstrations against Israeli administrative detention...

Academic boycotts seem to resonate deeply within Israel, veering towards the dynamics of vengeance. Cosmologist Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott the Israeli Presidential Conference sparked a furore on social...

An Iranian man has broken the world record for the number of years spent without bathing. He spent the last 60 years without a bath. The Iranian News Agency...

All my life, the flag of Palestine has been ingrained deeply into my brain. From news reports that my father used to consume incessantly to the many protests I...

"Many people ask me, how come you like jazz and you're an Arab? And I tell them it's because I'm an Arab" Reem teases, laughing at her own joke....

The UK-based Palestinian dabke theatre group Al Zaytouna will present its new production entitled Unto the Breach, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V set in modern-day Palestine. The show,...

After its nomination for an Academy Award, the documentary film, "5 Broken Cameras" by Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat, has gained attention amongst Arabs, Muslims and pro-Palestine activists. It is...

Sympathy, apathy and the human urge to live are among the emotions experienced when watching the Academy Award-nominated Palestinian documentary Five Broken Cameras. The film adopts such unadorned realism...

The Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine has called on the Arab League and human rights organisations to intervene to protect the Palestinians in Syria. Hamas said that such protection...

The sale of Israeli military equipment to China has sparked outrage in the United States, leading to the resignation of an Israeli Defence Ministry official. The Israeli newspaper Maariv...

The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) says that the Syrian authorities are preventing aid from reaching rebel-held areas besieged by government forces, despite having made a request...

When you find a report titled "The story of the secret meeting in Beirut: Lines of communication restored between Damascus and Washington" in the pro-resistance newspaper Al-Akhbar, it means...