Genocide over and over again: From the Armenians to the Syrians
The Syrian government, under dictator Bashar al-Assad, is waging a brutal war against its own citizens. 5/7/2018 - Innocent civilians...
Ellen J. Kennedy | MinnPost
May 17, 2018
OPINION: Israel and Gaza are Trapped in a Bloody Cycle
By Gershom Gorenberg Israeli soldiers guarding the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday. (Ariel Schalit/AP) Here are the two takes from the...
Washington Post
May 17, 2018
ANALYSIS: A 'Catastrophe' That Defines Palestinian Identity
Israeli Arabs wave Palestinian flags during a rally to mark the Nakba (Day of catastrophe), when Palestinians lost their homes and land,...
Hussein Ibish | The Atlantic
May 17, 2018
What Is the Gaza Fence and Why Has It Set Off Protests Against Israel?
By Megan Specia and Rick Gladstone Israeli soldiers on Tuesday on the Israeli side of the fence between Israel and Gaza. Credit: Thomas...
New York Times 1
May 17, 2018
Gaza buries its dead as death toll from protests at fence with Israel rises to at least 60
May 15, 2018—GAZA CITY — Gaza residents buried their dead Tuesday as the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza...
Washington Post
May 15, 2018
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi trails in preliminary election results
Early counts show Muqtada al-Sadr has become the unexpected frontrunner. The cleric led the insurgency against US troops after 2003 and...
!a Deutsche Welle 1
May 14, 2018
Afrin: A landscape of unprecedented Arabization
Civilians fleeing the city of Afrin in northern Syria walk at the mountainous road of al-Ahlam while heading towards the check point in...
Rudaw
May 14, 2018
Israel Admits: Plan to Relocate Asylum Seekers Has Collapsed, No Way to Forcefully Deport Africans
April 24, 2018—Israel has admitted in court on Tuesday that its plan to relocate African asylum seekers has fallen through and that...
Haaretz
Apr 27, 2018
Transition government, elections to follow weapons decommissioning: New UN envoy's road map for
File photo showing Houthi militia fighters attending a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, April 26, 2018. (AFP) LONDON: The UN special envoy to Yemen...
Arab News 1
Apr 26, 2018
Syria's Yarmouk camp: From a 'war on stomachs' to 'annihilation'
Activists describe scenes of besieged camp in southern Damascus as Syrian forces attempt to drive ISIL out. Activists say Yarmouk has...
Al Jazeera
Apr 26, 2018
ANALYSIS: State-Society Relations in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Mythical Abstraction?
Bazaar in Erbil, 2010. Credit: Martijn Munneke The Kurdistan Region of Iraq defies easy categorisation and demonstrates various...
Michiel Leezenberg | Middle East Centre Blog
Apr 25, 2018
Yemen: 'At least 20 killed including bride' after airstrike by Saudi-led coalition hits wedd
A Yemeni stands in front of a graffiti protesting US military operations in war-affected Yemen, in Sana'a, Yemen. According to reports,...
Jon Sharman, Ghaida Ghantous
Apr 24, 2018
