by Leonid Bershidsky | May 15, 2017 | Opinion
Sergei Lavrov’s official job is foreign minister of Russia, but his visit to Washington Wednesday won’t be remembered for any diplomatic breakthrough — just for Lavrov’s dripping irony and skill at provoking adversaries. Lavrov’s style,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 13, 2016 | Middle East
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that his country aims to develop “good relations” with Syria and Iraq. Yildirim’s speech, broadcast live on television, suggests a U-turn by the Turkish government. Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Syria...
by Ali Ibrahim | Feb 3, 2016 | Opinion
The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon was not the first to call for a settlement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resolve their differences in order to provide stability in the Middle East and to extinguish the fires of conflict. These calls emerged...
by Ali Ibrahim | Nov 11, 2015 | Opinion
Can we imagine a scenario in which the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is victorious and becomes the first terrorist state which spreads fear and destruction in the region and the world? This thought crosses one’s mind after the fall of the Russian tourist...
by Abdel Monem Said | Nov 8, 2013 | Opinion
I recently finished reading the memoirs of Dr. Saadeddine Ibrahim, professor of political sociology at the American University of Cairo, former president of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, former chief of the Arab Council for Childhood and Motherhood and of...
