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A general view of the opening ceremony of the 25th Arab League Summit, hosted by Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah (not shown) in Bayan Palace, Kuwait March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

The Broken-wing Summit

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 27, 2017 | Opinion

This is the Middle East: Arabs, Persians, Turks and Kurds. But let’s put history aside to avoid the trap and analyze the present. By looking at the region’s map we realize that all wars are happening on Arab land that is being exploited by terrorists and militias, and...

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An Israeli gas platform is seen in the Mediterranean sea August 1, 2014. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Israel Decides to Annex ‘Maritime Triangle’ Disputed with Lebanon

by Nazir Majli | Mar 21, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Following the failure of the Washington-led negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv over an oil- and gas-rich maritime area, Israel took a unilateral decision to annex the disputed “maritime triangle” as part of its own territory. Local Israeli media...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses reporters after a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium, February 9, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Palestinian Sources: 4 Conditions to Return to Peace Negotiations

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Mar 14, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Tel Aviv – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to meet on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Jason Greenblatt, in Ramallah, to discuss the means to launch the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations....

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US President Donald Trump invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Washington soon. (Reuters)

Trump Invites Abbas to Visit White House ‘Soon’

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Donald Trump invited on Friday Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit the White House “soon” during a telephone call between them, the first with the Palestinian leader since Trump’s election as US president. The invitation marks an important shift in...

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A girl carrying a baby inspects damage in a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria January 10, 2016.REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

US-Israeli Plan to Counter Iran’s Influence in Syria

by Nazir Majli and Youssef Diab | Mar 9, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Beirut – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice US-Israeli concerns over Iran’s attempts to expand its influence in Syria, Israeli sources reported. Netanyahu’s spokesman said that...