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Comment: The trial of five Kurdish activists and journalists for 'spying' has left Kurds furious with their leaders. As hardship increases, they recoil against growing authoritarianism, writes Judit
The Syrian pound has sunk to 3,450 to the dollar on the black market.
As peace deal drifts, South Sudan risks fresh crisis
South Sudan's unity government and its fragile peace process in doubt, and war may be looming on the horizon.
US seeks to defuse row with Turkey over ‘terrorists'
The US is attempting to ease tensions with Turkey, following their hesitancy to blame the PKK for the killing of 13 ...
How should Turkey's military presence in Syria be assessed?
Analysis: Has Ankara's role in northern Syria made any positive impact, or will it ultimately be counterproductive?
Myanmar protesters block arrests, UN demands Suu Kyi's release
Human rights protesters have taken to the streets against a military coup in Myanmar.
Israel was the only country to foresee Iran revolution
Israel did not warn its Western allies about the imminent threat to the Shah's regime, despite its foresight.
Families of detainees detail vision for justice in Syria
Syrian families, who lost members inside Bashar Al-Assad’s prisons, have laid out their plans to seek justice and called for the fates ...
Russia handed proposal for Joint Military Council in Syria
A Joint Military Council has been proposed to Russia by opposition figures, while a Syrian journalist and political scientist has ...
With Lokman Slim's assassination, Lebanon sinks further into impunity
Comment: While Lokman Slim's killing may not lead to accountability, it will certainly not silence his comrades, writes Cilina Nasser.
UK refuses to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia
The UK has refused to follow the US' decision of suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying London makes its own decisions ...
US designates Myanmar military takeover a 'coup'
The United States has called the military takeover and subsequent detainment of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar a 'coup'.
We needed a cultural revolution, not another uprising
The long read: Bahey el-Din Hassan explores how elites, who were unable to rise to the task of mounting organised collective ...
Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi
The coup sparked global condemnation, with the United States leading calls for democracy to be immediately restored.
The West's dangerous dalliance with Hindu extremists
Comment: Power politics and the pursuit of profits are driving the West's enabling of the RSS and other Hindu ...
Will Biden's presidency affect Iran's influence in Latin America?
In-depth: The Biden administration could reset caustic ties with Iran, but how will that affect Tehran's budding relations with socialist Latin American states?
The Iraq Report: Deadly unrest in Iraqi Kurdistan
With a crumbling economy, rampant corruption and unpaid salaries, Iraqi Kurdistan's woes are intricately linked to the wider problems ...
Is the Arab Spring still relevant a decade later?
In-depth: Ten years after the Arab Spring broke out, the hopes of protesters for democracy and social justice have failed to ...
Obama's memoir and the Arab Spring
Barack Obama's recollection of his early White House years reopens the debate about the former US president's controversial ...
A decade of upheaval, lost hopes after Arab Spring
From a time after 2011, the surge towards the dreams of the Arab Spring seemed irreversible. Now they are further ...
Execution of Iranian dissident condemned by EU, rights groups
Iran authorities' execution of dissident Ruhollah Zam was criticised by the European Union and rights groups.
With Ashrawi's resignation goes last shred of PLO decency
Comment: Hanan Ashrawi's departure leaves the PLO a poorer place, headed by a power hungry Abbas, and in desperate need of reform, ...
Iran to retry 3 sentenced to death over protests
Iran’s supreme court said that it will review the case of three men sentenced to death over their involvement in November 2019 protests ...
Iran accuses Kylie Moore-Gilbert of spying in misinformation campaign
A report aired on Iranian state-run television claimed that the British-Australian academic was a spy for Israel.
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