Rice's show: Is it comedy or horror?
I sensed something was slightly unreal about the Jordanian capital Amman when…
What Riyadh will mean for Palestinian-Israeli peace
More than ever, insofar as Saudi Arabia is concerned, a serious Palestinian-Israeli…
Japan's rising nationalism may isolate it in East Asia
Barely half a year into his premiership, Japan's Shinzo Abe is provoking…
Arabs worry about Iran, but their focus is on Israel
From 2002 until late 2005, with international concern about Iran's nuclear file…
When women are the real men in Iran
Iran's government has been sending strong and persistent signals to its people…
WHO TB Strategy out of reach for many endemic countries
A much larger TB drug resistance problem exists than researchers previously thought.…
Humans leave precious little for other forms of life
As a species, human beings have a major self-control problem. We humans…
The bear is back: Russia's return to the Middle East
The recent visit to Moscow of Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal came shortly…