The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure
Friday's drone attack on one of Iraq's largest gas fields has led to a temporary suspension of production, resulting in major power cuts across the country's northern Kurdistan region.
An accord between one of the warring generals and a former civilian prime minister may have at first appeared positive, but in fact, makes a path to peace more treacherous.
Without US military presence, the vice currently around the neck of IS in northeastern Syria would be loosened considerably, if not removed altogether.
Despite a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and the jailing and exile of many of its leaders, the spectre of an Islamist revival continues to loom in Egypt, 13 years after Mubarak's ouster.
Analysts generally agree that Turkey did get a few concessions in exchange for approving Stockholm's bid that it could point to as a victory, but overall, it has fallen short of expectations.
Israeli calls to retake control of Egypt's border with Gaza have been sharply rejected in Cairo. If Israel goes it alone, could its peace treaty with Egypt be at risk?
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Al Majalla reviews the US roadmap for ending Israel's war on Gaza and puts forth a more realistic and comprehensive resolution for a lasting peace in the region.
The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure
Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.
The US president hasn't invested enough political capital in the painstaking details of peacemaking. Instead, he has focused on short-term truces he can boast about in his quest for a Nobel prize.