Smuggling operations from Syria to Jordan have become routine news that many people barely glance at. Yet, every so often, these illicit activities…

Because of Israel's singular nature, its far-right movement is rarely discussed in the context of the global wave of populism. Yet the ideology…

On a summer day in 1971, writer Naguib Mahfouz was sitting with fellow novelist Gamal al-Ghitani at their customary spot at Orabi Cafe in Cairo when…

As the man most closely associated with the UK’s decision to vote for Brexit in the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, Nigel Farage…

Russia’s determination to defy the West’s sanctions was on display at its Davos equivalent in St. Petersburg, with President Vladimir Putin looking…

The far right is not a new phenomenon in the United States, but as a movement, it has certainly moved from the margins to the mainstream and the…

The operation to retrieve four Israeli hostages from the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza may have involved war crimes committed by both Israel and…

Emirati poet Abdulaziz Jasim's landmark 1995 poetry collection, No Need for Me, is among the acclaimed bodies of work in Arabic poetry. It introduced…

When Air Force One landed at Damascus International Airport on 15 June 1974, the famous aircraft was carrying US President Richard Nixon, First Lady…

After the European Parliament elections earlier this week resulted in a big win for right-wing parties across Europe, a panel discussion held by the…