Gaza has been under heavy attack from Israeli troops since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge. Footage released by various media outlets show dozen of bodies scattered on the street of Shejaiya neighbourhood in the eastern part of Gaza.

It is hard to avoid the conclusion that both Hamas and Israel are hostage to events — caused by the impasse in the peace process — rather than being driven by a strategy to put an end to the conflict.

The heightened tension in the occupied territories cannot be more obvious.

Iraq is most likely to descend into a civil war.

There is near consensus among observers and pundits that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has been the key impediment to building an inclusive Iraq. His narrow sectarian prism has triggered a series of revolts in a post-Saddam Iraq. US President Barack Obama said on Thursda

There is no doubt that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) will always seek to reignite the conflict between the disgruntled Sunni minority and the Shiite-dominated government of Nouri Al Maliki in Iraq. Therefore, the problem is not the sudden collapse of the Iraqi

It is hard to figure out how votes could be cast as the Syrian air force jets were bombarding various areas in the country with crude explosive devices. In war-torn Syria, holding the presidential election under such circumstances and against the backdrop of a protracted bloody

The United States — under both George Bush and Barack Obama — has been following an ineffective foreign policy in the Middle East. The decline in the American influence in the region could not be more obvious. Over the last several years, Iran has benefited from the

Barring a miracle, General Abdul Fattah Al Sisi is set to be voted president of Egypt in the current election. While, if elected, Sisi is widely expected to further marginalise the Muslim Brotherhood, the possibility of a return to law and order is far from certain. To begin wi