Israel playing big role in India’s conflict with Pakistan Israel has been lining itself up alongside India in an unspoken — and politically dangerous — “anti-Islamist” coalition. Updated 01 Mar, 2019 04:21pm
‘The antidote to hatred is success and education’ Rarely can history have dictated that the blood of three beheaded daughters should be injected into a vein of hope. Updated 10 Nov, 2018 09:22am
Money always wins over murder: Trudeau won’t stop $12bn Saudi arms sale Trudeau is suddenly confronted by the fruits of his Conservative predecessors and a question of conscience for cash. Updated 04 Nov, 2018 07:46am
Jamal Khashoggi understood power. That’s why he’s dead This disgusting, dangerous, frightening, dirty murder not only exposes Saudi govt but the West as well. Updated 27 Oct, 2018 10:48am
A dark tale of anger and revenge Governments at war make dangerous promises. And the First World War was a time of promises and lies. The promises... Published 21 Oct, 2018 06:57am
‘I see no concerted political will to take care of people’ CONFRONTED on a warm, soft Jerusalem evening by one of Israel’s venerable Holocaust scholars a visitor to Israel... Published 27 Sep, 2018 06:54am
‘People have been there 50 years. They’re not refugees’ Surely Trump is the best American president for the Israeli colonisation of the West Bank. Updated 26 Sep, 2018 10:37am
All is not quiet on the Idlib front Syria makes no secret that it has amassed 100,000 troops around Idlib for the “last battle” against its enemies. Updated 13 Sep, 2018 10:27am
Lebanon is balancing a tightrope — and its position is precarious For seven years, they have been pleading and praying and parleying to stay out of the Syrian war next door. Updated 01 Sep, 2018 03:03pm
Nobody bats an eyelid any more at Israeli colonialism There is a state of normalcy about all this, the world’s last colonial conflict. Updated 25 Aug, 2018 12:14pm
A US trade war with Turkey over a little known pastor? Don’t believe a word of it Trump made little fuss about Brunson’s captivity for many months. Updated 18 Aug, 2018 08:02am
Legacy of two French soldiers brings WWI to life What photographs haven't captured is the ultimate reality: the French dead of the First World War. Updated 11 Aug, 2018 10:52am
Kushner’s ‘deal of the century’ means Palestinians should think cash, not land HINDSIGHT is unfair — but it might tell the truth. First, Donald Trump proclaims Jerusalem as the capital of... Published 04 Aug, 2018 07:09am
Isn’t it time the west revealed who they sell their arms to? READERS, a small detective story. Note down this number: MFG BGM-71E-1B. And this number: STOCK NO 1410-01-300-0254.... Published 26 Jul, 2018 06:11am
How arms made in Bosnia helped fuel Syria’s civil war NOVI TRAVNIK, Bosnia: In the basement of a bombed-out Al Qaeda arms storage building in eastern Aleppo last year, I... Published 21 Jul, 2018 07:03am
The fisherman in Sarajevo told tales of past wars — and warned me of ones to come WE spotted him at the end of a path beside the River Miljacka, bending over the rail with a fishing rod, staring at... Published 15 Jul, 2018 06:24am
Battle lines are drawn again as Serbia, Kosovo fight for EU membership WHO won the war? There are a few ruins left from the Nato bombing of 1998, and outside the parliament building in... Published 07 Jul, 2018 07:13am
Does Kushner really believe Palestinians will trade their dignity for cash? Is Trump’s son-in-law — “adviser” on the Middle East, real estate developer and US investor — delusional? Updated 30 Jun, 2018 10:52am
America has given up on toppling Assad: a moment that will go down in history Already Russian missiles and Syrian bombs are embracing the countryside south and east of Deraa. Updated 28 Jun, 2018 09:49am
Can a sceptical Middle East expert become an optimist? Politician Mustafa Alloush insists there is still hope in Lebanon. Updated 23 Jun, 2018 10:49am
