The tragedy of the Russian airliner that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula last Saturday, 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm El Sheikh resort, killing all 224 people on board, is now the focus of a multinational investigation amid growing suspicion that it was the victim of a

Last week’s Vienna meeting on resolving the Syrian conflict was the first serious attempt by stakeholders to kickstart a political process since the US and Russia, along with other countries, adopted a six-point plan in Geneva in June 2012.The Geneva I principles were embedded in

Ever since Russia decided to intervene militarily in Syria it has become the main interlocutor in the conflict and the party that is primarily responsible for undertaking a political conclusion that is acceptable both regionally and internationally.

As Palestinian protests against Israeli occupation enter their third week, there is little evidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is aware of the political and security costs of the cycle of violence that he deliberately unleashed through his brash and poorly conceived p

It was perhaps inevitable that the situation in the West Bank and the Old City of Jerusalem would deteriorate quickly, raising questions among Palestinians and Israelis alike about whether a third Intifada was in the making.Daily provocations of worshippers in Al Aqsa Mosque by r

The rules of engagement in Syria are changing fast as Russia takes the lead and puts itself into the driver’s seat amid confusion and contradictions in the positions of the Western alliance led by the United States.Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped-up his country’s militar

It is the end of diplomatic engagement over Syria — at least for now. Speculations that Moscow’s stance for a political solution in Syria may have been swayed following a flurry of diplomatic activity, with the Russian capital playing host to a number of key players and part

More than four years after the breakout of the Syrian crisis, which has caused the death of no less than 300,000 people and displaced millions of others in and outside the warn-torn country, the world is suddenly discovering that Syria has become a global moral and ethical challe

As international and regional players continue to search for a formula that could facilitate a political solution in Syria, the humanitarian crisis in that country is reaching unprecedented levels.Both the regime and some opposition groups, including Daesh, are guilty of blatant