Beirut: The year 2023 gave us very little to celebrate. It will be remembered for the violence, anger, resentment, and destruction it brought us, but…

Lately, the United States has been vigorously advancing its initiative for the post-war governance of Gaza. Central to this initiative is the…

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has been trying to dial down the temperature after an army chief and his Civil Defense Minister, Carl Oskar…

Just as disruption to international maritime routes in the Red Sea has sent merchant ships round the coast of Africa, the continent is building a new…

The Al-Hol camp in the Syrian eastern province of Al-Hasakah has once again come into the spotlight. On 28 December, Syrian Kurdish security forces,…

South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has provoked a war of words between the two states over…

There was always going to be a strong reaction to the deadliest terrorist attack in Iran since 1978. It came on the night of 16 January.Two weeks…

At first glance, Iran appears to be pursuing increasing adventurism outside its borders in spite of US and UK efforts at deterrence.The last few…

Vladimir Lenin died on 21 January 1924. Although relatively young, he was a sick man, having suffered three back-to-back strokes that left him half…