Syria-Jordan border restoration opens up many opportunities
This week, Jordan and Syria opened their border for the first time in three years. The move promises to restore the possibility for movement of both goods and people between the two countries. Jordan...
17 Okt 201820min
Scientists warn: Act now on climate change or it will be too late
The world’s leading climate change scientists warned governments to act on climate change today or face a catastrophic future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report is seen as the final...
10 Okt 201826min
Refugees trapped in Libya ask for mercy
Hundreds of men, women and children are being held in detention centres in Libya, just a stone’s throw away from clashes between rival militias, as journalist Sally Hayden has written for The National...
3 Okt 201820min
At least on Iran, Trump has clear message
US President Donald Trump's second United Nations General Assembly was, to say the least, uneven. It started off when he showed up late to his speech at the general debate, then 20 minutes late to th...
27 Sep 201820min
A summer of reform in the UAE
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, announced the Tomorrow 2021 plan this week. It includes 50 initiatives to spur growth in areas su...
19 Sep 201815min
The cultural importance of rebuilding Mosul; Child mortality rates in Afghanistan on the rise
Iraq needs two billion dollars to revive its cultural heritage and renovate areas destroyed by ISIS. But the country says it does not have the capacity to rebuild without support from the internationa...
12 Sep 201817min
Iraq's parliament starts off on wrong foot; the US-Palestine relationship
The first day of Iraq's new parliament was a chaotic one. Where does the new government go from here? Also, the US administration is proposing a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, but it's one...
5 Sep 201818min
How does Caspian Sea demarcation affect Iran?
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on earth, but depending who you ask, it’s either the largest lake in the world or a small inland sea. Either way, it has been a source of conflic...
29 Aug 201819min
