World News Insights: Opinion Articles

The Saudi-Iranian agreement to reestablish diplomatic ties and avoid interfering in the domestic affairs of regional states, heralded the cooling of tensions and conflicts in the Middle East, creating an air of optimism. However, it seems that the region continues to emit destabilizing vibrations. …

Some cities have a way of delivering messages. They prompt the visiting journalist to wait before believing everything that they hear from decision-makers and their opponents - if they exist. It is as if it is announcing that its real date is always being postponed - its date with a normal state,…

Over the last three decades, Americans have chosen presidents who felt their pain and channeled their anger, who shattered historical barriers or seemed like enjoyable beer-drinking companions. But if voters often desire leaders who reflect themselves and their struggles, President Biden’s…

The title is not a joke. The “father of nations” made a contribution to philology as well. Indeed, totalitarian leaders who come from parties founded on an idea are always called on to give the impression that they are well-read and well-thought (and sometimes they really are.) This fact deprives…

He had vowed to clean up Britain’s government after months of scandal and disarray under his predecessors. But on Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lost another top minister, as his deputy, Dominic Raab, resigned following an investigation that found he had bullied subordinates. Mr. Raab, one…

In 1998, two jagged, conflicting philosophies agreed to end the violence known as the Troubles and create a power-sharing government in Stormont, the seat of Northern Ireland’s devolved assembly. The Good Friday Agreement was a tortuous thing to wangle. A host of individuals — some on the world…

Just a few days ago, after eight extremely difficult years, the guns went quiet in Yemen. The people of the country could finally breathe a sigh of relief. We shared their enthusiasm as we watched the news on our TV screens. Prisoners were exchanged and allowed to go home to their families,…

Two weeks after a massive leak of supposedly secret US government documents the Biden administration seems to be still unable to explain what happened let alone suggest ways of avoiding a remake of the tragi-comic incident. At closer examination, this may not be surprising as there is still no…

The confrontations, violence, and killing among soldiers in Sudan are a disaster for civic peace in the country that has had enough soldiers and weapons. The problem is that innocents are paying the price. Tens of innocent people have died, both civilians and soldiers. We say “soldiers,” but they…

It may seem like our region is under an eternal spell or evil magic trick. But in truth, there is no spell or magic at play here: there’s simply mismanagement. In the last few weeks, the Houthis and pro-legitimacy forces came together in Yemen in hope of putting an end to eight years of war. As…

It seems that our region is terrified of peace and charmed by wars. It is as though the lines of this poem by Al-Ahmeer Al-Saeedi chart its course: “The wolf howled, and when the wolf howls, I am put at ease The sound of man almost puts me in flight God sees that I despise the…

The Iraq War of 2003 will continue to be a foundational event for a long time. The 20th anniversary of the war, a few weeks ago, adds to our growing “album of losses,” to borrow the title of Abbas Baydoun’s novel. The items in this album, be they Iraqi, Palestinian, or otherwise, leave us in tears…