Opinion

The Labour Party was on track to take over power, but Starmer's support for Israel in its war on Gaza has thrown an unforeseen curveball at his chances

The inability to hold Israel to account for its crimes has emboldened its brutality. It won't negotiate peace unless it is placed under real pressure.

If he wins the White House, it is likely he will still want to pull the US out of the seemingly endless Middle East conflicts

America became a superpower 80 years ago and began relationships with Arab partners that shaped the post-war era. Today, the world looks very different. Is the era now drawing to an end?

Iraq's elite employ arguments entirely disconnected from the everyday struggles and needs of the people

The world's reluctance to hold Israel accountable has emboldened it to take its brutality to new depths of depravity. 

Biden's re-election campaign is keeping a close eye on the emerging "uncommitted" vote against his administration's strong support for Israel in its war on Gaza.

Netanyahu has finally announced his plan for the day after in Gaza. It is not what others want to see.

Eye-catching trillion-dollar investments and record-breaking stock rallies reveal a technological revolution – but don't forget the danger

It has become too easy to blame Iran for all the problems of the Arab world. Those problems started long before the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and will continue long after if we don't ask why.

To distract from more elaborate criminal enterprises, one reported incident saw a driver being set up as a sacrificial lamb to be apprehended by authorities at the border

Gaza's neighbourhoods reveal a deep historical connection to a land that was never empty, as Israel has falsely claimed