Kim’s challenge
Expectations are sky-high as Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Un is to meet his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, on Friday. The world will be watching every move as…
Eyeless in Gaza
Write down: I, Uri Avnery, soldier number 44410 of the Israel army, hereby dissociate myself from the army sharpshooters who murder unarmed demonstrators along the Gaza Strip, and from their…
Beyond the battlefield
The attack on Syria has raised important questions about the effectiveness of international laws; the utility of democratic norms; and the silence of the UN over the illegal military strikes…
Bombs won’t save Syria’s children
With so many crazy contradictions illuminated by the rocket’s red glare and the bombs bursting in air over Syria on Friday night – the lack of any coherent American or…
Iranian officials split over response to US demands
For all of Iran's fierce verbal response to fresh U.S. threats of tougher sanctions, some senior officials in Tehran believe the door to diplomacy should stay open. On Monday, U.S.…
Conflicts and peace
Sanity seems to be prevailing in the Syrian conflict. The two most powerful leaders of the world – US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin – agree…
Beyond the Jerusalem move
US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has created euphoria in Zionist circles across the world, which have hailed it as a major…
The Al-Quds test
Nikki Haley, US’ PR at the UN said it best: “President Trump announced the Jerusalem decision on Wednesday, and we were expecting [the] heavens to fall. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and…
Russia rises
Since 2017, there has been an ever-growing trend of suspicions over Russian meddling into different countries’ internal affairs. The centrality that Russia has gained on the world stage gives rise…
Modernisation and tolerance
Before the first dawn of 2018, we witnessed countrywide protests against the government of Iran and the unprecedented arrest of top princes in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi crown prince sidelined…
