The Palestinian Authority president will meet Turkey's president who supports Abbas's rivals, representatives of whom may conveniently be in Ankara at the same time. Is this PR, or time to talk?
The respected technocrat is the latest in a revolving door of prime ministers under Mahmoud Abbas. He arrives at a critical time when Palestine's future is at stake.
At some point soon, the current military conflict between Israel and Hamas will end. But the ramifications of this latest round of Israeli-Palestinian confrontation—Israeli military strikes in Gaza,…
Last summer, Jared Kushner, one of President Trump’s Senior Advisors, went to Manama, Bahrain to present the economic component of the administration’s Middle East peace plan. While many Israeli…
While Israel has held two inconclusive elections this year, the Palestinian Authority could be heading toward its first parliamentary and presidential elections in 14 years, something that until…
Whether American military action triggers a rapid collapse of Iran's regime or gradually erodes it over time, all paths lead to one destination: the end of the Islamic Republic
Those who somehow managed to survive starvation, bombs and disease now face a punishing winter in 'shelters' as battered as Palestinian existence itself
If history is any indication, then yes. While much of modern-day America was acquired through conquest, large chunks of the country were also bought from reluctant sellers under pressure.
The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'