Opinion

Sectarian clashes were predicted as Israel drove hundreds of thousands of Shiites out of their strongholds. With bombs no longer falling, what next for a country whose divides have been exposed?

Without action to tackle antimicrobial resistance, by 2050, bacterial AMR will cause 39 million deaths

Like Martin Luther King, I, too, have a dream—one of a free Palestine. Biden has a fleeting chance to repair his legacy as an enabler of Israel's genocide in Gaza, but I am not holding my breath.

For UN Resolution 1701 to truly be effective, serious and clear mechanisms for its implementation must be established

The Nobel Peace Prize is not yet in Donald Trump's trophy cabinet, but Barack Obama is a recipient, as were three other US presidents. By ending several wars, Trump hopes to join them.

The recent flurry of visits between Syrian and Iranian officials reflects a calculated effort by both sides to project unity and recalibrate their relationship

The sudden upsurge in Western support aims to ensure that Ukraine will be in the strongest position possible when it comes to the negotiating table if Trump ends the war as promised

Seasonal rains and flooding portend further humanitarian catastrophe

From French suburbs to Moroccan towns and Egyptian cities, study after study shows how terror groups have continued using the world's most popular sport to find new fighters

The cost of this war already dwarfs those from 2006, yet it shows no signs of ending. Israel can absorb some losses; Lebanon cannot. If its people turn on each other, it will get a lot worse.

Israel and Syria agreed to create a demilitarised buffer zone that has brought decades of calm. Military planners in Tel Aviv are looking to do the same between northern Gaza and southern Lebanon.

If the 'resistance' doesn't like this fact, then they should have cooperated with UN institutions tasked with holding Hariri's killers to account instead of obstructing the judicial process