Category: Opinion
Facebook in support of Ukraine: Impressive but prejudiced against other world conflicts?
Ukraine–Social media is undeniably a powerful tool that has potential to deviate any global conflict towards any course. This has been evident in past few
Political chaos in Lebanon as PM Mikati pulls out of election race
Lebanon–Lebanon is gearing up for the parliamentary elections that have been scheduled for May 15. But just ahead of the polls, Prime Minister Najib Mikati
Arab Countries to Mediate Talks With Yemeni Insurgents
Yemen– Gulf countries are trying to bring the warring fractions in Yemen to come on a rare point of dialogue between March 29 and April
Syrian uprising: 11 years to the outbreak that turned into a civil war
Syria– It has been 11 years to the Syrian uprising, an outbreak that quickly transformed into a civil war and then an international proxy war.
Iran halts discussions with Saudi Arabia and condemns killings
Iran–Iran has halted discussions with regional adversary Saudi Arabia, according to a website connected with Iran’s top security organization. No rationale was given for the
Russian requests that the nuclear discussions with Iran be halted
Iran–Efforts to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement faced the danger of failure after a last-minute Russian demand led international powers to suspend discussions. Negotiators
What is Turkey’s position as Russia and Ukraine go on war
Turkey–On March 10 foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine met in Turkey on sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in a “trilateral format”. That means
Jordan’s King Abdullah meets with Israel’s Foreign Minister to discuss Middle East peace
Jordan–In a rare public meeting between the monarch and Israeli officials on Thursday, Jordan’s King Abdullah II addressed the possibility of resuming Middle East peace
Lebanon: Can ‘mega centers’ debate push back parliamentary elections?
Lebanon–On Thursday, the Lebanese government has to make a decision on setting up of “mega centers” ahead of the parliamentary elections to assist people for
Libya: Dbeibah meets with envoys to discuss current political events
Libya– Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with foreign mission chiefs in Tripoli on Tuesday to discuss the political situation following the selection