Book Review: Honor by Elif Shafak
News Analysis | “There were many legends about these rocks and behind every legend a story of forbidden love.” ― Elif Shafak, Honor I had heard a lot of...
China stands to gain in Iran after US quits nuclear deal
AFP | The US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran could scare off European investors but oil-thirsty China may step into the void and ramp...
Egypt opens Gaza border for month of Ramadan: president
AFP | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made a rare decision to open the Rafah crossing with Gaza for a month, allowing Palestinians to...
Erdogan hosts Islamic summit to back Palestinians, condemn Israel
AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday hosts for the second time in half a year a summit of the world's main pan-Islamic...
Growing tensions between Syrians and Turks in ‘little Syria’
AFP | Some call it "little Syria" since it is impossible to walk down the main shopping streets in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep...
Uncategorized Israel seeks Russian help in Syria. Will Russia oblige?
M K Bhadrakumar | After threatening Moscow that if it went ahead with plans to strengthen Syria’s missile defence systems, Israel will destroy them on...
‘Stop the Attack on Gaza’: Lebanese star protest at Cannes Film Festival
News Desk | During her first walk at the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet, the Lebanese actress Manal Issa protested the indiscriminate killings of Palestinians...
Key dates in the history of the Palestinians
AFP | Here are the main dates in Palestinian history: First Alarm Towards the end of the 19th century the first Jews arrive in Palestine, fleeing anti-Semitism...
Iran’s Syria intervention gets cinematic treatment
AFP | While Iran's presence in Syria raises global fears of an all-out conflict with Israel, one cinematic version of its intervention has been a...
Russia seeks mediator role between Israel and Iran
AFP | Following Israeli strikes on Iranian targets in Syria, Russia has positioned itself as a mediator between the Middle Eastern rivals as it has...
Israel faces backlash over Gaza killings
News Analysis | Amid Gaza’s deadliest day of violence since the start of the 2014 Gaza war, America stubbornly opened its Jerusalem Embassy much to...
Saudi Arabia slams Israeli fire in Gaza, silent on Jerusalem
AFP | Saudi Arabia condemned Israeli gunfire on Monday that killed at least 52 Palestinians and wounded hundreds of others, without mentioning the inauguration of...