Questions Plague UN Report on Syria

By Sharmine Narwani and Radwan Mortada A senior United Nations official who deals directly with Syrian affairs has told Al Continue reading →

Source: Syria and Hezbollah Will Hit Israel if US Strikes

Informed insiders have confirmed that Syria and Hezbollah plan to retaliate against Israel in the event of an American-led military Continue reading →

“Bandar ibn Israel”

The recent acts of political violence in the Middle East’s Levant are not unrelated. Car bombings in the predominantly Shia Continue reading →

Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option

This article can also be read in Turkish here. At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New Continue reading →

The US’s Afghan Exit May Depend on a Syrian One

Washington’s options in Syria are dwindling – and dwindling fast. Trumped up chemical weapons charges against the Syrian government this Continue reading →

Why Arabs Need Iran – Part 1

In 2011, when Arab revolts began to sweep the Middle East and North Africa, the view from Washington and its Continue reading →

Yara Abbas – In her own words

By Sharmine Narwani I met Al Ikhbariya journalist Yara Abbas for the first and only time in August 2012. I Continue reading →

Mideast Backlashes Yet to Come

By Sharmine Narwani The Middle East is treading water these days. Two years of rhetoric about ousting dictators, revolution, freedom, Continue reading →