Middle East & Africa
A warning for Africa on World No Tobacco Day
Each year, in observance of World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) gives out prizes to people from six...
Middle Eastern culture wars: The battle of the palates
Nothing in a swath of land stretching from the Atlantic coast of Africa to China is undisputed.
Food is often emblematic of disputes over identity,...
Elections in the Lebanon
The general elections in the Lebanon were held on May 6 last. They had originally been scheduled for 2013 but,due to the repeated failure...
A Ramadan Humiliating Commercial: A Blatant Call for which Sort of Peace?
The Kuwait-based Zain Group, a leading Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has released a three-minute ad by the...
Is Morocco become China’s freeway to Africa?
Back in the year 1958, the kingdom of Morocco become the second African country to recognize the People's Republic of China. Basically, bilateral ties...
Saudi Arabia’s Entertainment Plans: Soft Power at Work?
Saudi Arabia recently broke ground on its ambitious “entertainment city” known as Qiddiya, near Riyadh. The splashy launch, attended by 300 dignitaries from around...
JCPOA in Post-US Exit: Consequences and Repercussions
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal signed by the P 5+1 in 2015 was widely...
The Iranian People Deserve a Better Deal from the West
Half a million brutally murdered, five million internally displaced, and another six million turned into refugees, willing to risk death to escape the nightmare...
Iran and the nuclear deal after the US withdrawal from the JCPOA
The first operational implementation of the Agreement between P5 + 1 and Iran, namely the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed on July 15,...
Trump’s abrogation of Iran deal may put his America First policy to the test
President Donald J. Trump’s abrogation of the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran is likely to put his America First policy to the test.
Mr....