Middle East
In Stunning Move, UAE and Israel Announce Diplomatic Ties; Halt to West Bank Annexation
The announcement – slammed by Palestinian officials self-serving – makes UAE the first Gulf Arab state to establish full diplomatic ties and the third...
The Politics of War: What is Israel’s Endgame in Lebanon and Syria?
RAMZY BAROUD | Clarion India
ONÂ August 4, hours before a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, issued an...
Memories of Another Beirut
Abbas Nasir
THE devastating explosion in Beirut this week that bloodied the beautiful Lebanese capital yet again, inflicting a tragic loss of over 150 lives,...
Woman Killed, Dozens of Palestinians Injured in West Bank Clashes
RAMALLAH — A Palestinian woman, 23, died in clashes between the Israel Defence Forces and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin, the...
Beirut Blasts: A Ship Abandoned by its Owner, and an Explosive Cargo Dumped in a Warehouse
The story of the ship and its deadly cargo offers a bleak background of the horrific blast
CAIRO — The countdown to catastrophe in Beirut...