World at Risk

An agreement to pump water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea fails to address Israel's unilateral appropriation of Jordan River waters.

Like the giraffe that died in the Giza Zoo last week, Egyptian political forces seem to be knocking their heads against the wall.

In an unprecedented move in Palestinian politics, the PFLP's leadership has resigned to pave the way for younger activists to rejuvenate the party.

Many Egyptians are concerned at Qatar's growing influence in their country, but Bassem Sabry asks if Egypt can afford to refuse Qatari aid at such a crucial time.

A source said Hassan al-Laqis was one of Imad Mughniyeh’s “smart students.”

After the assassination of four of its military leaders, the Syrian opposition fears it has been penetrated by the regime.

The perpetrators of the Iranian Embassy bombing in Beirut carefully crafted the attack to cause maximum physical and psychological damage.

Following Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi’s announcement that parliamentary elections will be held early next year, Egypt’s civil parties are holding discussions aimed at forming alliances to guarantee electoral success.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is considering an invitation from Bahrain to attend the IISS Manama Dialogue Regional Security Summit, as UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan visits Tehran.

Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk has criticized Iran for signing a nuclear deal with the West, but some of his colleagues believe the deal will have a positive effect on Hamas.

Syria's central Kurdish militia attempts to garner enough support in northern Syrian to create a contiguous Kurdish zone.

Syrian Kurds have triumphed in battle over powerful rebel Al Qaeda affiliates. This week, they announced an autonomous government in Syria's Kurdish region.

US officials are engaged in wishful thinking if they believe that Israel only needs to reach a peace agreement with Abu Mazen.

Instead of voting on the constitution, Egyptians will most likely vote on the legitimacy and direction of the military-backed interim government and their confidence in the road map presented by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

A primer on some of the noteworthy points ahead of the referendum scheduled for January 2014.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah mocks the EU’s misunderstanding of the inseparable nature of the party’s military and political branches.

Al-Ayyam Daily Newspaper Palestine جريدة الايام .. جريدة فلسطينية يومية سياسية مستقلة

Egypt's government is seeking to expedite the construction of a nuclear power plant to generate desperately needed electricity.

Attempts to establish Sharia law in Iraq have exacerbated political rifts in a country torn by those advocating secularism and those calling for an Islamic state.

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, founder of the Egyptian Tamarod Movement Mahmoud Badr stresses that despite claims to the contrary, the new constitution further limits the army’s purview.

A group of women conduct sit-ins each week in Gaza's Park of the Unknown Soldier, calling for an end to the Palestinian division between Fatah and Hamas.

The Syrian regime's successful takeover of the strategic town of Sfireh, south of Aleppo, has rebels worried that their gains in Aleppo will soon be reversed.