In an interview with Al Majalla, Ali Omar flags Israel's recent recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as an urgent concern and speaks candidly about the myriad challenges his country faces
Somaliland is merely the first signal of a cascading disintegration that, when combined with internal weakness and external interference, could engulf a substantial portion of Africa
Where once Middle Eastern states took little interest in this war-torn Arabic-speaking state on the Horn of Africa, today it is a key arena for Middle Eastern foreign policy and, at times, competition
The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.
As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.
His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations