Too often, well-intentioned organisations work side by side, but not together. The result is duplication in some areas and gaps in others—exactly what fragile health systems cannot afford.

Hanan Balkhy

The group's decision to drag Lebanon into Israel's war on Iran means ordinary people will suffer—a price it is happy to pay to please its masters in Tehran

Houssam Itani

When a decision maker approaches the autumn of life, he is no longer speaking only to allies, adversaries, and mediators. In the solitude of their…

Ibrahim Hamidi

The question isn't whether amnesty will ease prison overcrowding or reduce tensions, but whether it reinforces or dilutes the principle that political power must operate within clearly defined limits

Haid Haid

Iran says it is willing to make some concessions on its nuclear programme, but zero uranium enrichment is off the table

Con Coughlin

Kyiv is learning the hard way that it can be readily sacrificed if the US can work out a deal with Russia and divide the spoils of war

Houssam Itani

The US has recently expressed interest in resolving the conflict, but sensitivities between Algiers and Rabat mean it will need to tread delicately in its mission

The real question is not whether negotiations will succeed or fail, but rather if Tehran will recognise that the rules of the game have changed

Ibrahim Hamidi

Syria's new authorities must grant the judiciary full support and protection in its mission to be an impartial arbiter. This could go a long way in fostering social order and civil peace.

Alia Mansour
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This OPED has been authored by: WHO Council of Champions for Ending Violence Against Children and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWhen…

Al Majalla - London

Whether or not the government reverses its decision to hike up the price of petrol and VAT, the domestic power balance continues to paralyse the country

Houssam Itani

The elevation of Iraqi Kurdistan leadership shows Washington's shifting calculations in both Syria and the greater region

Ibrahim Hamidi