The intelligence failure that led Israel to misread Egypt in 1973 is, in fact, the same as that which led it to believe Hamas was not looking for war.

Darfur is part of a more intricate conflict involving the region's armed groups, complicated by their relationship with the army, the central authority, and neighbouring countries in the region.

During the 1948 Nakba, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to The New York Times in which he compared Irgun, the paramilitary wing of Zionism at that time, to "Nazi and Fascist parties".

An Iranian poet residing in Germany bears witness to the resilient spirit of her people in the face of bloodthirsty mullahs

As the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza, the region runs the risk of a major escalation

The long-term effect of the Gaza war is hard to predict, but it will have regional and global repercussions at different levels

Without dismantling Hamas, the conflict will continue and there will be no unified governance for the Palestinians

Egypt has been caught in a dilemma for weeks about opening the Rafah crossing into Gaza

The story of the pharmaceuticals crisis reveals the country's wider social, political, and economic dynamics