Some good news is finally coming out of Iraq, with Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi announcing last week the full liberation of the eastern bank of the besieged city of Mosul, the country’s second largest urban centre and the main base of Daesh militants.It was not an easy gain for

Those who had hoped that the proposed peace talks on Syria, which opened in the Kazakh capital on Monday, would stumble at the last minute may feel miffed.They include a desperate Damascus regime, its main backer Iran and a number of hard-line rebel groups.The two-day talks, co-s

Throughout its tragic and tumultuous history, spanning nearly a century (beginning roughly with the 1917 Balfour Declaration), the Palestinian national cause has never seen a more surreal and bizarre period as the one it finds itself ensnared in today.One can describe the plight

The Obama presidency is in its waning days and the United States — as well as the rest of the world — is bracing itself for the unknown under a man who has befuddled his allies even before his foes.Donald Trump will take over a sharply divided country and will immediately be face

Between now and the convening of the Syria peace talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana, in mid-January anything could happen that could derail the historic ceasefire agreement reached by Russia and Turkey and embraced by most opposition groups in rebel-held areas and the Damascus r

Despite the unusually heavy death toll, especially among the security personnel, that resulted from confrontations with terrorists, over two days, in the southern governorate of Karak last week, Jordanians demonstrated resilience, solidarity and defiance. Ten people, includi

To the victor go the spoils.

Europe has a big problem as an increasing number of Europeans adopt a cause that ostensibly centres on nationalism and rejects immigration, but hides a deep-seated fear of Muslims and Islam.The problem has been festering for decades, but in recent years it has surfaced, giving on

The long battle for the eastern sector of Aleppo is virtually over. We all know its eventual outcome.