Environment-focused Art Exhibition Opens in Saudi Arabia
On 28 January 2020, a Saudi art exhibition highlighting environmental concerns opened in Jeddah. The art exhibition, named the seventh edition of 21,39 Jeddah Arts, was organised by the Saudi…
Middle Powers and the US-Iran Conflict – Op-Ed
The Trump Administration’s decision to use a drone to carry out a targeted assassination of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Al-Quds Commander General Qassem Soleimani – along with his Iraqi confederates that…
The battle for Libya: The UAE calls the shots
This week’s inauguration of a new Red Sea Egyptian military base was pregnant with the symbolism of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middle East as well as north…
Syria – Ceasefire Brokered in Idlib Was Broken
The Syria Campaign reported that Assad’s regime had broken the ceasefire brokered last week between Assad’s Russian ally and Turkey when it today bombarded civilians buying fruit and vegetables at…
US Military Strikes in Iraq Stir Regional Hornet’s Nest
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Podbean, Audecibel, Patreon and Castbox. The United States stirred a hornet’s nest…
Iraq in Turmoil
Iraq is in total chaos from two unconnected threats to its very existence. On the one hand domestic protesters have brought the country to a standstill with their demands for…
Palestinians Edge Towards Elections
Elections have become fashionable in the Holy Land. Israel has had two of them in the past year and seems poised for a third. Now the Palestinian Authority (PA) has…
Global Turmoil: Ethics Offer A Way Out Of The Crisis
A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Podbean, Audecibel, Patreon and Castbox. Rarely is out-of-the-box thinking needed more than…
ISIS Women – The New Danger
“Remaining and expanding” (baqiya wa’tatamaddad) became the official slogan of Islamic State back in 2015, when its first territorial losses began to register. It was quoted defiantly on Monday October…
Lebanon’s Biggest Problem – Hezbollah
Lebanon is in chaos. For more than a week mass protests have been blocking city streets and town squares across the country. The crowds are demanding the resignation of the…