As a Patriotic Syrian, I Never Imagined I Would Ask For Intervention
In a UN open session, head of the Syrian Civil Defence Raed Al-Saleh speaks to the Security Council about the atrocities caused by barrel bombs calling for them to help…
This Islamic State Madness Has Gone on Long Enough
Friday, June 26, 2015 was a day of horror. In the seaside resort of Sousse in Tunisia nearly 40 sunbathing tourists were mown down by gunfire; earlier that morning a decapitated…
Advisory Council Rejects Labour Reform As Qatar Stiffens Its Back
Revived controversy over the integrity of Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup and persistent criticism of the conditions of migrant labour in the Gulf state appear to…
Study in Contrasts: Militaries in Political Transitions in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa
The Economist recently highlighted the contrast between post-revolt Asian societies and Middle Eastern and North African societies in the woes of a prolonged, messy and bloody transition that is pockmarked…
The Kurds – Key to Success Against “The Islamic State?”
The so-called Islamic State, more commonly called the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has suffered few military setbacks. The one that the Iraqi and American governments like to…
The Middle East and North Africa: Adapting to a New Paradigm
The US and Arab military strategies across the Middle East and North Africa have failed to reverse the rise of often retrograde rebel forces in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya.…
Who’s Fighting Whom in the Middle East?
Across today’s Middle East armed forces engage each other in constant conflict. The largest of the battlefields are Iraq and Syria; others include Yemen, Sinai and Libya. When combatants set…
This Is How a Hero Looks Like in the Most Dangerous Place on Earth (video)
“When the bombs rain down, the Syrian Civil Defence rushes in. In a place where public services no longer function these unarmed volunteers risk their lives to help anyone in…
Syrian Medical Student Tries to Keep up With What Is Happening in the World
While under siege in a very sad place in the world, a Syrian medical student volunteers to do some good and keep up with the world. Here is the 24-year-old…
Blatter Enables AFC to Keep Its Skeletons Under Lock and Key
Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter has spun the world soccer body’s crisis as a public relations and reputation management issue and a problem caused by individuals rather than a crisis…