I visited Iraq in 1999. At the time, there were no so-called “jihadists” espousing the principles of “jihadism”, whatever the interpretation may be.

Last year, I wrote an article that made many readers unhappy.

The Israel-Turkey normalisation deal signed on June 27 is unfavourable for Palestinians, for Gazans, in particular.Much is being said to blame Turkey or lessen the damage of seeing Turkey — which has for years been one of the most visible backers of Palestinian resistan

After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union. Although, the results were fairly close — 51.9 per cent voted to “Leave” vs 48.1 per cent elected to “Remain” — the consequences of the decision will be far-reaching.

Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by half.

“(At dawn)/I will resist/(Since) upon the wall there is still a white sheet/And my fingers are yet to (completely) dissolve.”This is a translated verse from Mu’in Bseiso’s “Three Walls of the Torture Chamber”.He was — and remains — one of Gaza’s most influential intellectual

To their defence, the Israelis seem to have figured out the whole thing and opted out.

Israeli society is constantly swerving to the right and by doing so the country’s entire political paradigm is redefined regularly.The statement that Israel is now “ruled by the most extreme right-wing government in its history” has grown from an informed assessment to a dull cli

Merely being in the company of hundreds of Palestinian journalists and other media professionals from all over the world has been an uplifting experience.For many years, Palestinian media have been on the defensive, unable to articulate a coherent message, torn between factions a