Referring to reports of Israeli intentions to annex parts of the West Bank on which Israeli settlements have been built, US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner indicated that the US had not yet discussed this subject with Israel but that it would do (...)
Renewed talk over whether the White House will designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation raises compelling questions. Why would US President Donald Trump take this step now? How will members of his administration sort out their (...)
Referring to reports of Israeli intentions to annex parts of the West Bank on which Israeli settlements have been built, US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner indicated that the US had not yet discussed this subject with Israel but that it would do (...)
Renewed talk over whether the White House will designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation raises compelling questions. Why would US President Donald Trump take this step now? How will members of his administration sort out their (...)
The latest Israeli elections resulted in a victory for right-wing parties with 65 seats to 55 seats for centre-right, centre, left and Arab parties. The Likud Party increased its seats from 30 in the 2015 elections to 36 seats in the new Knesset, (...)
Before President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's latest visit to Washington, Egyptian opposition groups had placed their bets on a confrontational meeting between Al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump over issues of human rights and democracy in Egypt.
Trump (...)
The upcoming announcement of the American plan to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, tensions in the US-Turkish relationship, Israeli elections, Washington's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, ongoing US interest in (...)
The upcoming announcement of the American plan to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, tensions in the US-Turkish relationship, Israeli elections, Washington's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, ongoing US interest in (...)
The most salient feature of the climate in Israel in the run-up to general elections set for 9 April is the determination of most Israeli parties to unseat Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after 10 consecutive years in power. Some opposition (...)
“After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, which is of critical strategic and security importance to the State of Israel and Regional Security!” tweeted US President Donald Trump. (...)
When the US under President Donald Trump expounds a new foreign policy vision it is natural to ask how this will affect its relations with Egypt.
Both countries realise that, however their government administrations may change, they have certain (...)
When the US under President Donald Trump expounds a new foreign policy vision it is natural to ask how this will affect its relations with Egypt. Both countries realise that, however their government administrations may change, they have certain (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's annual visit to the US to attend the opening of the UN General Assembly session is significant because of the opportunity it presents to explain Cairo's views on the security and economic challenges facing the world. (...)
For decades Egypt has found itself at the centre of protracted battles between successive US administrations and their domestic opponents over the principles and priorities of US foreign policy. Today, as always happens when Egypt's head-of-state (...)
For decades Egypt has found itself at the centre of protracted battles between successive US administrations and their domestic opponents over the principles and priorities of US foreign policy.
Today, as always happens when Egypt's head-of-state (...)
In the Arab coalition's operation to gain control over the port of Hodeida, elite forces from the UAE assumed the brunt of the offensive on the ground, alongside some Yemeni army forces that Abu Dhabi had trained and equipped for such missions in (...)
In the Arab coalition's operation to gain control over the port of Hodeida, elite forces from the UAE assumed the brunt of the offensive on the ground, alongside some Yemeni army forces that Abu Dhabi had trained and equipped for such missions in (...)
The Israeli Knesset's passage of a controversial nationality law has stirred up many questions, not least of which are: why now, precisely? And what repercussions will it have domestically, regionally and internationally?
Since the second (...)
The Israeli Knesset's passage of a controversial nationality law has stirred many questions, not least of which are: why now, precisely? And what repercussions will it have domestically, regionally and internationally?
Since the second Palestinian (...)
“Militant terrorism” is much more complex than was once believed. Recent developments in the phenomenon, especially in terms of infrastructure, sphere of operations and the proliferation of militant organisations, have made it clear that previous (...)
اقرأ باللغة العربية
“Militant terrorism” is much more complex than was once believed. Recent developments in the phenomenon, especially in terms of infrastructure, sphere of operations and the proliferation of militant organisations, have made it (...)
اقرأ باللغة العربية
The decision by Congress to freeze parts of US military aid to Egypt and cut economic aid drew hostile official and public reactions even though reports have been appearing in the US media since at least May last year trailing (...)
Only days before the US presidential elections, most TV and news outlets were confidently reporting that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton would win the race.
They also maintained that -- according to polls – the chances of winning for Republican (...)
“If [Trump's] policies match his campaign rhetoric, Israelis, with time, will grow to like him. American Jews, meanwhile, will seethe,” writes Shmuel Rosner in the The New York Times of 12 November. His column appears beneath the title, “How Donald (...)
On Friday, 29 October, President Obama appeared at the University of Central Florida (UCF), America's second largest university in terms of enrolment figures, where he took part in a rally to support Democratic presidential candidate Hillary (...)
