Why US election is vital for Jordan’s interests
The upcoming presidential election in the US is set to be a monumental event on the global stage. In addition to the significance of the race for A ...
The law of unforeseen consequences: What now for Iran?
The sudden, unexpected death this month of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and the feverish speculation about the effect it will have on his count ...
What Raisi’s death means for Iran and the region
Sunday’s helicopter crash in Varzaqan, Iran, was a historic moment. The helicopter was carrying several high-profile Iranian officials, inclu ...
Arab leaders in Bahrain: No peace without Palestinian state
Whether in US campuses, Western capitals or Arab streets, we have been swamped with overheated rhetoric about the Gaza situation — with very ...
Politics of outer space mirroring those on Earth
Will the moon or space be a victim of a nuclear attack before Earth? This is a question that is being asked following Russia’s veto last mont ...
As the world burns, Europe is out to lunch
With half the world ablaze, from Gaza to Donetsk and Syria to Sudan, it is heartening to note that our friends in Europe have their priorities in t ...
The fight for justice ignites elite university campuses
Long running pro-Palestine demonstrations at some of the most prestigious universities in the US, including Yale, Columbia and Princeton, have give ...
Israeli violence shows no sign of ebbing 200 days into war on Gaza
Israeli violence showed no sign of ebbing as its genocidal war on Gaza entered the 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli invasion ...
Gaza timing and Iranian timing
 If a journalist digs into the recent memory of the Middle East, he fails to find beautiful or optimistic events. Those are completely absent ...
Aid workers’ deaths may well be a turning point in the Gaza war
The killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza is seen as the tipping point for humanitarian aid after six months of a war that has ...
Paul Alexander dies at the age of 78 : Story of 'Man in the iron lung'
The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, ...
Ending the war in Gaza is essential for regional security
The Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers this week held several meetings in Riyadh with their counterparts from Egypt, Jordan and Morocco tha ...
UN Palestinian ambassador urges action following Gaza aid truck deaths
The Palestinian ambassador to the UN on Thursday pleaded for the Security Council to condemn the deaths of dozens in Gaza after Israeli forces open ...
Lebanon’s very existence imperiled by this escalating war of egos
Intensifying regional conflict is being fueled by a raging war of words as extremist Israeli leaders relentlessly beat the drums of war against Leb ...
Maintaining Red Sea security is a regional and international necessity
The conflicts and security tensions the Red Sea region is currently experiencing are casting shadows on global security, politics, and economics. T ...
Biden’s age could ultimately decide the outcome of the US presidential election
One sentence in Special Prosecutor Robert Hur’s report last week caused panic when it came to US President Joe Biden’s campaign for ree ...
Past performance suggests S&P 500 has further to go after record high
Wall Street’s S&P 500 index is likely to set new highs and deliver double-digit returns in the coming months after racking up records so ...
How US Republicans’ Iran policies compare to their rhetoric
The US decision to hit multiple targets in Iraq and Syria in recent days, following an attack on US soldiers in Jordan that killed three troops, re ...
Democrats risk pushing business community into Trump camp
During any presidential election year in the US, one wonders how candidates will handle their policies, whether related to security, the economy or ...
Don’t sacrifice workers at the altar of AI
It seems likely that the buzz phrase for 2024 is going to be “generative artificial intelligence.” Since March last year, when ChatGPT- ...