In the early days of the Syrian uprising-turned civil war, three years ago, the writing on the wall of it becoming an intricate regional and international conflict was there for all to see.  Palestinians in Syria were likely to find themselves a pawn in a dirty war, but few

Omar is a 7-year-old boy from Gaza. His family managed to obtain the necessary permits that allowed him to cross the Erez checkpoint to Jerusalem, through the West Bank, in order to undergo surgery.

On February 14, this year, 92 inmates escaped from prison in the Libyan town of Zliten.

As US Secretary of State John Kerry hurried to his helicopter ready to take off at the end of a visit to Iraq last year, it was becoming clearer that the Americans had lost control of a country they wished to mould to their liking. His departure on March 24, 2013, was the co

In a recent radio interview with a National Public Radio affiliate in Juneau, Alaska, I was asked if I had advice for a 16-year-old Palestinian student, Haitham. He had just arrived in the US as part of a school exchange programme and, admirably, began reaching out to his pe

Israel is often viewed by Washington politicians as the most “stable” ally in the Middle East.

The death of former Israeli leader Ariel Sharon enlivened US media’s interest in the legacy of a man considered by many a war criminal, and by some a hero.