British Prime MinisterTheresa May had hoped that the third time would do the trick. After failing twice to get her withdrawal agreement with the EU throughParliament, she was gearing up for a fresh…
Less than two months ahead of elections to theEuropean Parliament, the body’s largest party is in disarray. The European People’s Party (EPP), a center-right, pro-EU alliance of more than 40 national…
Baku- On March 19, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev said he had taken the decision to resign as president while affirming that he would remain head of the Security Council and of the ruling…
On the morning ofSunday, March 10, thousands of people gathered in the center ofMoscowto protest proposed new legislation cracking down on Internet freedom. They waved placards saying “Save the…
Although the first Democratic primary debate is still two months away and the Iowa caucus nearly a year off, the main outlines of the Democratic party’s field are slowly coming into view. These…
Kurdistan was erased from the world's maps after World War I when the victorious powers drew up the borders of the modern Middle East, denying the Kurds a nation-state despite being the region’s…
According to Iranian regime officials selling organs has become an everyday occurrence. However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye and documentary filmmaker Nima Sarvestani can attest to…
In May 2017, the U.S. Attorney General’s office authorized a sweeping counterintelligence investigation into Russian government interference in the 2016 presidential election. At its heart was the…
The Trump Administration continues to say that it intends to come out with its peace plan soon, presumably after the April 9th Israeli election. How soon may depend on the outcome of the election. I…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s warning to Lebanon was controversial, as expected. It came amidst two major events. The night prior to his Beirut trip, US President Donald Trump declared US…
While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?
Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.
Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival