Holding Assad Responsible
The Syrian people are still celebrating what so many never thought possible, a country free of Bashar al-Assad. But amid the joy, there is much uncertainty about what lies ahead, and also deep pain, a...
13 Dec 202458min
UNRWA Head Philippe Lazzarini
On Wednesday night the United Nations General Assembly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and also condemned a new law in Israel that will ban the operations of the ...
12 Dec 202458min
Mideast Mediator Meetup
Both outgoing and incoming US administrations hope there’s momentum for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. Qatar has played the central mediator role throughout, and this weekend regional leaders g...
11 Dec 202459min
Clarissa Ward's Special Report: Syrian Prisons
In the early hours after Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad's fall, rumors flew of secret prison cells locked by fleeing guards, deprived of inside of food, water and even oxygen. Today, the Association...
10 Dec 202458min
Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah
There is a new reality in Syria and the road ahead is still unclear. After rebels swept into the capital Damascus in lightening speed and ended half a century of oppressive rule by the Assad family. R...
9 Dec 202458min
Angela Merkel on Dealing with Strongmen and Demi Moore on Aging
In his first trip abroad as President-elect, Donald Trump attended the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Dispensing with protocol, world leaders like Emmanuel Macron are eager to meet with him to...
7 Dec 202440min
Ukraine Isn't Only Eastern European Country Facing Problems
The challenges in Eastern Europe extend beyond Ukraine’s borders. Romania's constitutional court has annulled the first round of its presidential election amid allegations of Russian interference. In ...
6 Dec 202459min
Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha
The Middle East is in meltdown, and perhaps some of the rawest descriptions aren't coming from aid groups or reporters but from writers. Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha was forced to flee his home in ...
5 Dec 202458min
