Top Gun
When Zaha Hadid died, the world bemoaned a visionary talent. Who was there to replace her? Architecture is…
Sri Lanka’s Torrential Rains Drive More Than 130,000 from Homes
COLOMBO, May 17 – Flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, triggered by more than three days of…
Iraqi Leader Says Political Crisis Helps Daesh Attack
BAGHDAD, May 15 – A political crisis in Iraq is hampering the fight against Daesh, Prime Minister Haider…
Google Says its Engineers Working with UNICEF to Map Zika
SAO PAULO, March 3 – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday that its engineers were working with U.N.…
A Nation Of Their Own
When in the summer of 2012, the Democratic Union Party (PYD) took over the town of Kobani and…
In Remote Corner of Iraq, An Unlikely Alliance Forms Against Daesh
UMM Al-DHIBAN, Iraq, May 11 – They share little more than an enemy and struggle to communicate on…
Our Man In London?
For a site that has served as a historical symbol of christian influence for over a thousand years,…
Palestine: Childhood Lost
It took 12-year-old Dima Al Wawi’s parents some serious persuasion to get their daughter to talk. But even…
France: Rainbow Dreams
I was still at school when France’s so-called “Rainbow Team”—a collection of black, white and Arab footballers—won the…
Yemen’s Mukalla Airport Reopens with Aid Flight After Qaeda Exit
ADEN, May 9 – The airport has reopened at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla which was recaptured…
Burning The Midnight Oil
“You can’t run a business based on sympathies,” the controversial billionaire oil broker, Marc Rich once said. The…
Aleppo Bombed as Syrian Army Begins “Calm” Plan Elsewhere
BEIRUT, May 1 – Nearly 30 air strikes hit rebel-held areas of Aleppo on Saturday as a temporary…
U.K. Royal Kate Appears On Vogue’s 100th Anniversary Cover
LONDON, May 1 – The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will appear on the cover of the 100th…
Davos: The Trials of Christine Lagarde
Some say Lagarde is concerned primarily with preserving the dominant capitalist system and bolstering the rich and powerful. There is probably…
Yemen: Thirsty for Peace
It has been a year since the Saudi-led military campaign began in Yemen in an effort to return…
Saudi Reform Plans Court Social Change
RIYADH, April 27 – Reforms promised by a young Saudi prince are couched in references to the kingdom’s…
Syrian Rebels Re-enter From Turkey To Reinforce Trapped Insurgents
AMMAN, Feb 18 – At least 2,000 Syrian rebel fighters have re-entered the country from Turkey over the…
Saudis, Russia Agree Oil Output Freeze, Iran Still Obstacle
DOHA, Feb 16  – Top oil exporters Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to freeze output levels…
The Olympic Venues of Athens: A History of Refuge and Decay
Twelve years ago, Greece was triumphant; she was celebrating the return of the Olympic Games to Athens, the…
Canada: A Helping Hand
For Mohamad Fakih, everything changed after his visit to one of the Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. “My…
Turkish Police Detain Nearly 100 People Over Links to Cleric Gulen
ISTANBUL, April 18 – Turkish police detained nearly 100 people in an investigation of their alleged financial links…
Syrian Rebels Declare New Battle Against Government
BEIRUT, April 18 – Rebels launched a fierce attack against Syrian government forces in Latakia province on Monday…
Marrakesh: Rites of Passage
In the 13th century, when the Mongols conquered Baghdad, their ruler Hulagu Khan gathered the religious scholars in…
Leading From The Front
For the first time in history, 39 Muslim nations have come together to establish a broad global military…