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No solution in sight
17 March 2021 4:52 PM GMTMyanmar protests are far from subsiding unless the junta backs down which seems improbable
An opportunity?
31 Jan 2021 5:21 PM GMTBiden administration takes a balanced path of a mutually agreed two-state solution to ensure peace and security in both Israel and Palestine
Biden for India?
8 Nov 2020 5:06 PM GMTOwing to his close relationship with India under Obama, US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to further solidify Indo-US ties — with the exception...
A tenuous accord
29 Oct 2020 5:15 PM GMTThe recent ‘Historic’ Libyan ceasefire agreement is already being called into question worldwide given multiple failures of similar agreements since...
Receding prospects
15 Oct 2020 4:57 PM GMTWith yet another failure to form a new government, the hope for meaningful political, economic and social reform in Lebanon has grown even more...
A turning point
18 Aug 2020 4:23 PM GMTThe UAE-Israel accord is a win-win for all sides with the exception of Palestine whose demand for statehood and Israeli withdrawal has been further...
Emerging from the fallout
13 Aug 2020 4:44 PM GMTIn its present state of crisis, Lebanon not only requires international aid and competent leadership but also a way to reform it’s deeply corrupt and...
A divisive move
22 July 2020 5:38 PM GMTDecision to reconvert the iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque could be a costly misstep for President Erdogan and Turkey as a whole
Hanging by a thread
9 July 2020 5:47 PM GMTWith Israel seemingly deferring or delaying its controversial plan for the annexation of the West Bank, the prospect of lasting peace in the region...
The long haul
25 Jun 2020 1:28 PM GMTEven as the United States intensifies its sanctions on the Assad regime in Syria, the endgame of the long civil war remains questionable and distant
A slippery slope
4 Jun 2020 3:07 PM GMTAfter months of chaos, Mustafa al-Kadhimi has finally stepped forward as the Prime Minister of Iraq but a slew of political landmines threaten his...
Troubling turn of events
4 May 2020 5:48 PM GMTThe annexation plans of a newly formed Israeli unity government threaten to destabilise the Middle East region at a time when the fight against...