Belatedly, Gulf Arab countries and the five Central Asian republics are discovering each other. While the discussions are about economic investments…

On 3 May 2023, I arrived in Baghdad upon receiving an invitation from the Middle East Research Institute and Al-Nahrain Centre for Strategic Studies,…

The story of unemployment can only be partially told in numbers. Hidden behind claimed figures are real people, suffering from the consequences of…

The Islamic conquests that took place during the first Hijri century changed the face of history and reshaped the world, as it transitioned from the…

West Nineveh: “Sinjar is special,” the officer at the checkpoint said, refusing to allow me to continue on to the Yazidi homeland of Sinjar.“You will…

Today commemorates the third anniversary of the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut Port, which occurred precisely at 6:00 p.m. on 4 August 2020.A…

On 23 and 26 July, Russian military aircraft fired flares that damaged two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in Eastern Syria. The twin incidents followed…

A recent meeting between Palestinian leaders in El Alamein Egypt resulted in nothing new but further frustration, disappointment, and confirmation…

Life itself is reborn on stage. Human emotions take on new meaning. Dormant corners of our minds come awake.For centuries, theatre has allowed us to…