The carnage that took place a fortnight ago in Paris, admittedly by Daesh, has backfired, hurting Arabs and Muslims everywhere, especially in Africa, Europe and the United States.If nothing else, it has degraded Arabs and Muslims everywhere, igniting racism and religious persecut

The horrifying scenes in Paris as a result of the barbaric attacks by Daesh terrorists that led to the massacre of 129 civilians and hundreds of casualties, shocked all, including the United States, which regrettably has been lethargic in its tackling of this terrorist group that

It was disturbing to watch at the White House the arrogant Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, shake hands with the seemingly weakened American president, Barack Obama, in a futile bid to improve ties between them.Adding irresponsibility to the mix was the American presid

The belated decision of the Obama administration to send less than 50 — yes, 50 — American soldiers to Syria to curtail the Daesh jihadists after nearly five years of violence and war hardly triggered any joyful reaction in any of the groups in this divided Arab country.If anythi

The best thing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could do, now that his reputation has taken a beating at home and abroad, is to resign from his position.His arrogance has lately been unlimited.Speaking before the Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, he

It was doubly satisfying to read last Sunday’s prominent American dailies The New York Times and The Washington Post, which carried articles about the raging Palestinian-Israeli conflict that has so far cost the lives of over 40 Palestinian youngsters and seven Israelis, some pol

US President Barack Obama has now surprisingly admitted publicly that his four-year Syrian intervention has so far failed, and Russia, in turn, launched an impressive offensive against opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Yet, the attention in the coming days will most like

For the second time in two months the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, now almost in its 50th year, has been neglected by key international leaders — at the UN General Assembly, which met last month in New York, and during Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States.Neither US Pr

There is no doubt that the first historic visit by Argentinean-born Pope Francis to the United States that ended last Sunday warmly engulfed Americans during his six days in Washington, New York and Philadelphia.His pronouncements were greeted by thousands, at one point a million