The discovery of the bodies of the three Israeli youth kidnapped more than two weeks ago has increased tension between Israelis and Palestinians, taking it to a more dangerous level. The killing of the three young Israeli settlers is bound to give the Israeli-Palestinian crisis

According to recent findings by the Ministry of Interior and the Syrian Refugee Administration, undocumented marriages among Syrian refugees, especially among underage persons, reached crisis proportion. Some 10,000 children are born to these marriages annually, and they go unre

The Lower House of Parliament’s decision to lower the age of criminal responsibility for children from twelve to seven years is shocking. The draft laws just adopted by the deputies aiming to make children as young as seven criminally accountable for their actions show tha

It may be too early to determine whether US President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval for extending an aid package to the “moderate” Syrian opposition could be a game changer in the conflict in this Arab country, but one thing could be ded

The holy month of Ramadan is upon us, an occasion that requires both spiritual and material preparedness. Upon instructions from His Majesty King Abdullah, the government has stocked up the necessary food items at affordable prices. That should put to rest citizens’ fears

There has been wide criticism of the recent Egyptian court decision to sentence three journalists to long prison terms for allegedly violating the laws of the country, including for allegedly being in league with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, sympathetic to its cause. Countri

The Jordanian army has sent reinforcements to its border with Iraq following news of the capture of western Iraqi towns by forces of the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Developments in western Iraq over the past week have taken many by surprise, particularly

His Holiness Pope Francis is proving to be one Pontiff of a kind by being outspoken in his criticism of many issues, like, for example, of paedophile sexual offences allegedly committed by priests affiliated with his church. Recently he also attacked the mafia operating in south

In a landmark decision, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church-USA  (PCUSA) recently called for divestment from US companies operating in Israel or doing business with it, in protest over its continued occupation of the West Bank and its “apartheid” po