The main threat to the people in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq is not ISIL, but failed governance which endangers human security.
The order is not only morally reprehensible and legally problematic; it is also strategically irresponsible and will create real security risks for the United States.
A new agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority gives Israel carte blanche to expand water provision for illegal settlements.
Actress Raghad Makhlouf, speaks to Jameela Freitas about how her theatre workshops give young refugees a safe space to express themselves and deal with the stress caused by war and displacement.
Six years after the January 2011 revolution, the need for a return to its demands and slogans have never seemed more urgent.
Six years have passed since that fateful day on January 25. As Egypt plummets into a terrible state, people can't help but ask: "Was it worth it?"
The final piece in a four-part series on football fandom in Egypt and how the fans are now labelled 'terrorists'. عربي
The replacement of democratically elected HDP/DBP mayors and local municipality workers by AKP appointees is a grave threat to democracy in Turkish Kurdistan and the larger region.
A new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as an important partner for regional powers as diverse and opposed to each other as Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Israel and Iran.
An eye-witness account of the violent demolition of the Palestinian-Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran by the Israeli state to replace it with a Jewish village.
Part two of this interview with Joseph Daher explores some of the experiments in grassroots democracy and the possible futures in Syria.
This first part of an interview with Joseph Daher offers an in-depth look at the forces involved in the Syrian revolution, and those fighting against it.