The protracted nine-year-old Libyan conflict is quickly turning into another Syria; ironically with the same two main state actors, Russia and Turkey, clinching the balance of power and supporting opposite sides.

Amid the global health crisis resulting from the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, there are disturbing signs that Daesh is re-emerging, especially in the open deserts of Syria and Iraq.

Jordanians and Israelis were kept wondering what His Majesty King Abdullah meant by his stern warning to Israel that moving forward with annexation of parts of the West Bank “could lead to a massive conflict with Jordan.” In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel last week

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel on Wednesday for a one-day visit on the same day that a new twin-headed government will be sworn in, ending more than a year of political impasse that saw three inconclusive elections.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Israel on Thursday for a one-day visit on the same day that a new twin-headed government will be sworn in, ending more than a year of political impasse that saw three inconclusive elections.

Lebanon is on the brink of economic collapse and is now being forced to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for help as the only resort. Last week, the government of Hassan Diab approved an economic reform plan; one that created more divisions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never had it so good. His one-time foes are lining up behind him like never before as he inches closer to forming a national emergency government that would extend his premiership for another 18 months.

The coronavirus pandemic is putting old rivalries on hold as countries and territories focus their efforts on containing the spread of the virus.

Even before Iraq was hit by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, party squabbling and mass protests had paralysed the country’s political life.