Donald Trump Tests Positive for Everything, According to His Own Doctor
Donald Trump tests positive for every medical ailment. All of them. Supposedly, thatâs what his doctor saysâor at…
In The Line of Duty
On the surface of it, the suffrage of Saudi women hits all the right notes: Gender, votes, power,…
Saudi Arabia: The Bold And The Dutiful
Over the past century, three countries have led the Middle Eastâs political hegemony: Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran.…
Turkeyâs Erdogan Chastises U.S. Over Support for Syrian Kurds
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 10 â Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided the United States for its support…
Iranâs Revolutionary Guards Question U.S. Sailors, Dismiss Talk of Prompt Release
DUBAI, Jan 13 â Iranâs Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday it was interrogating 10 American sailors it had…
Iran Holds 10 American Sailors; U.S. Expects Their Prompt Return
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Jan 13 â Iran detained 10 U.S. sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats in the Gulf on…
Cruz Exits Republican Race, Leaves Himself A Path Forward
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 4 â U.S. Republican Ted Cruz carefully left the door open to a future run for president on Tuesday…
Air France Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya After Bomb Scare
NAIROBI, Dec 20 â An Air France flight from Mauritius diverted and made an emergency landing at Kenyaâs…
Philippines Rejects Daeshâs Claim It Killed 100 Troops
MANILA, April 14Â â The Philippines has dismissed as âpurely propagandaâ Daeshâs claim that its militants killed scores…
Kanye West Stirs Up Controversy With Nude Celebrities in âFamousâ
LOS ANGELES, June 27 â Rapper Kanye West set tongues wagging on Monday with his latest music video…
Lebanonâs Aoun Elected President, Ending 29-Month Vacuum
BEIRUT, Oct 31 â The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending…
Dirty Border Games
In mid-April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held his first-ever cabinet session atop the mountains of the occupied…
Casus Belli
After five years of continuously worsening conflict in Syria, the chances of any decisive outcome are bleak at…
Diabetes, A Bitter Illness
The number of people suffering from diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) may more…
Indian Films Portray Stalking of Women as âCool, Romanticâ, say Campaigners
CHENNAI, India, Sept 22 â The portrayal of women chased and harassed by spurned lovers in south Indian…
New Big Shot on the Block
Three brothers in present day Lebanon embark on a career shift from drug dealing to movie production in…
Palestine: Hungry for Freedom
On February 26, Palestinian journalist Mohammad Al Qeeq ended what has widely been reported as one of the…
Australian Woman Kidnapped in Afghanistanâs Capital Kabul
KABUL, Nov 6 â An Australian working for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in…
From GCC, With Love: A Letter to Donald Trump
âO Captain! My Captain!â is an extended metaphor poem written in 1865 by Walt Whitman about the death…
Turkey Arrests Novelist for Ties to Kurdish Militants: Media
ISTANBUL, Aug 20 â A Turkish court arrested prize-winning novelist Asli Erdogan on Friday over alleged links to…
The Curious Case of Yemenâs Alliances: Saleh Vs Houthis
IN THE EARLY morning hours of May 10, 2015, Sanaâa was rocked by five consecutive explosions. As clouds…
Death Toll After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Egypt Reaches 52
CAIRO, Sept 22 Â â Egyptian rescue workers have found nine more bodies in the Mediterranean Sea a day…
Trouble in Tunisia: Security Breaches, Economic Slump & Political Divisions
After suffering two mass casualty terrorist attacks claimed by the group Daesh earlier this year, Tunisians understandably rejoiced…
Egyptâs Own: Repatriation of Antiquities Proves to be a Mammoth Task
In 1815, an Italian strongman-turned-explorer and archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities, Giovanni Belzoni, traveled to Thebes, upper Egypt to…
Choking Game Riskiest When Kids Play Alone
By Lisa Rapaport â Kids who play âchoking gamesâ to achieve a euphoric high are more likely to…
Lebanonâs Angel of Mercy
Stray dogs approach you as you walk by the Zahrani Bridgeâs underpass, in south Lebanon. They sniff the…
Barricades on the Beach: Beirut Residents Fight for Their Waterfront
Dec 5Â â Construction of a new luxury resort on Beirutâs waterfront could enclose the cityâs last free public…
Syrian Army Edges Closer Towards Rebel Stronghold in Capital
AMMAN, Nov 1 â The Syrian army and its allies seized a strategic area in the besieged rebel-held…
Captive Syria
No sunlight enters the dingy, oxygen-less cell. Six by ten meters in length, each identical to the other two dozen,…
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam
âI cannot imagine how the war in Syria will endâŠI believe that the U.S. administration, perhaps, is no…