The deadly and destructive war in Syria did not end with the fall of Daesh's capital at Raqqa, in the north of the country, and negotiations on a political settlement to the seven-year conflict.

Israel loves walls. Last week, it began constructing a concrete slab wall along the ceasefire line with Lebanon, although Beirut charges that the structure encroaches on Lebanon's territory and amounts to "aggression" on Lebanon's sovereignty.

Israel is inadvisably but increasingly involved in conflicts raging in its northern and southern neighbours.  In the north, Israel has for several years provided aid and comfort to Daesh, Al Qaeda, and other insurgents fighting the Syrian government.

When Donald Trump ceded his authority over military operations to commanders on the ground and, even, pilots in the air over Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, he boosted the number of US bombing runs and bombs dropped on Taliban and Daesh targets and killed more civilians than under t

Donald Trump is holding Palestinian refugees hostage because their leaders have  not been subservient and respectful after he awarded Israel recognition of Jerusalem  as its capital and took the issue of Jerusalem "off the table" when and if negotiations resumed. 

Taking to his bully pulpit, Donald Trump has, once again, grabbed global headlines by demanding Europe’s acceptance by May 12 of a US-drafted adjunct agreement to the 2015 Iran nuclear accord. Iran has angrily rejected any such addition.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani insists recent protests that gripped 80 mainly small towns and cities were not inspired solely by economic woes but also by political and social demands.

The Trump-Netanyahu nexus is, on the basic level, bad news for Palestine, Israel, the US, the region and the international community.  Trump’s latest outrage is his threat to cut financial aid to the Palestinian Authority and to UNRWA unless Ramallah returns to talks with an

Christians in Jordan celebrated Christmas in peace and quiet while co-religionists in neighbouring Palestine faced the spiritual blow delivered by Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as well as restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation.