US-Iranian negotiations have gone nowhere. For his part, US President Donald Trump unilaterally extended a two- week ceasefire that had been…

The meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington on 23 April, held under US sponsorship, was the first such encounter in…

Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on 8 December 2024, the country’s border with Lebanon has been subject to an unprecedented mobilisation,…

For the first time in decades, Israeli and Lebanese civilian officials sat across a table in Washington and began talking. The discussions—convened…

A new book sheds light on the importance of the art of Koranic recitation in Egypt, showing how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over…

Today (23 April), the US hosts the second round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to Washington. The first meeting of these…

The US-Israeli war against Iran has thrown up a concoction of geopolitical and economic issues, especially in the field of oil and gas, where there…

Causes, if they are to prevail, exact a price. As a collective commitment to the pursuit of a common goal, no cause advances without human and…

On 15 and 16 April, the US evacuated its last remaining base in Syria, bringing to a close more than a decade of American military presence in the…