World News Insights: Opinion Articles

Some observers have not shied away from admitting their bewilderment at Syria’s official stance on the war on Gaza which has, for what has become a long time now, been accompanied by the absence of President Bashar al-Assad, who is only making fleeting quick appearances. Some of the observers…

“In the words of the Lord’s Prayer that we share, I ask you to forgive us our trespasses and our guilt. Without a conscious process of remembering, without sorrow, without apology, there can be no reconciliation.” This quote is from a speech given by Germany Economic Cooperation and Development…

Yehya al-Sinwar wasn’t born yet when memories of the Nakba rattled Palestinians living in Cairo, Kuwait, Qatar and other places. They carried out secret contacts to determine whether they could unite to wage a battle to reclaim all the territories, Al-Sinwar was three years old when Farah…

As 2023 comes to an end, there is a growing sense of panic in Europe. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has been preoccupied with integrating the country — widely seen as a geopolitical necessity — and with the internal reform required to make that possible…

Since the war began, we have heard several significant statements that exemplify the exploitation of the Palestinian cause, including Gaza, for personal gain. These scattered statements were not contextualized due to "organized disruption" and high-level accusations of betrayal on social media and…

The late Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the former Emir of Kuwait, was renowned for his humanitarianism. He was known as the “Emir of humanitarian efforts” because he would immediately contribute to any humanitarian effort in any part of the world during his reign. He did not…

There is no typo in the title, as the subject of the article is indeed COP23 and not COP28. Despite the urgency of the challenges posed by climate change, the world faces other environmental problems that are no less important and cannot be ignored. The twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to…

An audio recording attributed to late Hezbollah military commander Imad Mughnieh, who was assassinated by Israel in a Damascus suburb in 2008, was recently leaked. It differs from all the previous content that was released by the military media. Typically, we do not hear him speak for more…

Even before it started it was evident that the Cop 28 jamboree to “save the planet” would not satisfy the high expectations, some of them contradictory, of the 198 nations and dozens of non-governmental organizations attending the event with different agendas including some hidden ones. It is,…

“America is Alone”: was the headline of this newspaper’s piece on what happened recently in the Security Council. The US was indeed alone when it used its veto. No country in the world supported it. Even Britain was content with abstaining, while France voted the other way. This dire outcome tells…

The United States on Friday vetoed a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has launched hundreds of strikes, relief efforts were faltering and people were growing so desperate for basic necessities that some were stoning and raiding aid…

As usual with crises in our region, and when a war breaks out as a result of a misadventure or in service of regional agendas, the battle has two fronts: one on the ground and another in the public sphere that waged to distort the discourse and divert attention away from the big picture. This…