Opinion

The country's new leaders say people will eventually be able to form political parties when the transition period is over, but observers are starting to feel sceptical

If its ambitious expansion goals in the US are to succeed, it needs to undertake urgent changes to ensure no further editorial "mistakes" are made

Contempt for the poor by the world's wealthy, combined with the growing angst and anger of the have-nots, is giving rise to a new era—one driven by unadulterated power, big-tech, and profound crises

With each new scandal over a prominent news anchor or perceived bias, the thunder of disapproval from sections of the press and politicians gets louder

Since Assad's fall on 8 December 2024, Syria's trajectory has been anything but conventional, but Sharaa's warm White House welcome takes the cake

As the region holds its breath for a new script—an "American Syria" ascending after long and hard years under the orbit of Iran and Russia—calculations tremble

The US president's willingness to press ahead with his proposals suggests that he is fully prepared with his peace proposals for Gaza, with or without Netanyahu's approval

Some believe it offers an imperfect but necessary lifeline to pull Europe back from its current state of disarray

The Jordanian king's address to parliament showed his intimate connection with his people, aware of their burdens and in tune with their worries

When Riyadh decided to back the new Syria, it did so knowing that the opportunity represented something way bigger than Syria—it was a rare chance for the entire region

One year into his second term, President Trump's impact is indisputable. He has redrawn many of the world's geopolitical lines and redefined what it means to lead.

The recent standoff between Syrian security forces and Firqatul Ghuraba—a French-led jihadist faction entrenched in the Harem camp in Idlib—exposes flaws in Damascus's approach