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 →

Syria: Who’s Afraid of the UN Observer Mission?

By Sharmine Narwani There is a lot of noise coming out of different quarters about the “imminent collapse” of the Continue reading →

Rupert Murdoch and Hezbollah’s “Scuds”

By Sharmine Narwani You would think Rupert Murdoch had enough troubles on his hands. You might even imagine that the Continue reading →

Kill the “Peace Game”

The Palestine-Israel conflict is no pesky regional skirmish. This century-long battle over territory threatens to draw the entire global community Continue reading →

Netanyahu’s ‘Shame’ And The Fiction He Weaves

Almost a week after the UN General Assembly speeches by various heads of state, where one statement after another was Continue reading →

Lights, Camera, Action: Why the Iranian Nuclear Drama Took Center Stage Last Week

The news cycle on the Iran nuclear story never seems to end. It is one sound bite after another. On Continue reading →