By Gareth Evans Canberra- – There is a long history of misconceived and over-reaching foreign military intervention in the Middle East, and it is to be hoped that US President Barack Obama’s decision to wage war against the Islamic State will not prove to be another. No terrorist group more …

By Daoud Kuttab RAMALLAH – The rollout of the war-ending ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine last month was impressive. With almost perfect synchronization, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the end of the war on Gaza in a televised broadcast from his Ramallah headquarters, while Hamas leaders called on Palestinians …

An Ethiopian housemaid who vanished from her employer’s home in Saudi Arabia five days ago was found dead on the rooftop of the house in the oil-rich Gulf Kingdom.