by Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh

Donald Trump has used his four years as US president to demonstrate his deep commitment to the Zionist state of Israel. He has striven to enable Israel to take control of occupied Palestine with an iron grip, and given it the upper hand in the region.

by Xinhua writer Wu Xia

BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- At long last, Mike Pompeo's tenure as U.S. secretary of state is coming to a close. He leaves behind a legacy tainted by ego, lies and little desire to improve the state of the world.

In his final hours at the state department, Pompeo is still racing against time to incite conflict wherever he can.

by Dr Adnan Abu Amer

With the start of the fourth early elections in Israel, the political scene is witnessing unprecedented rifts and disputes. This could result in the surfacing of an unexpected electoral turnout due to the divisions within the Israeli right and left wings, and the internal differences between party members affiliated with the various political currents. Thus, the Israelis are concerned about a possible internal fragmentation emanating from this chaotic situation.

by Yvonne Ridley

There will be a collective sigh of relief from Palestinians when disgraced President Donald Trump finally leaves the White House for good on Wednesday, because no single nation has suffered more as a result of US foreign policy under this man. However, is it possible that some of Trump's more insane pronouncements, like recognising Jerusalem as the capital of the Zionist state and moving the US Embassy to the holy city, are nothing more than elaborate hoaxes?

by Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh

There is no doubt that the storming of the Capitol Building in Washington DC by supporters of President Donald Trump, which was witnessed live across the world, was unprecedented in the most powerful country in the world. The United States of America is a country of institutions, law and democracy. Politicians and journalists lamented the assault and wondered if they were in a third world country, as if they were mourning US democracy.

by Seema Khan

Unlike manufacturing, banking industry, job market - agriculture was the one area not affected or suffered under the Modi government.

by Dr Ramzy Baroud

As the US ruling elites have fully succumbed to Israel's political discourse on Palestine, the Israeli government of right-wing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may feel that it, alone, is capable of determining the future of the Palestinian people.

by Motasem A Dalloul

Media reports revealed last month that Turkey has been working to restore relations with Israel. On 9 December, Al-Monitor said that Ankara had selected a new ambassador to Tel Aviv, Ufuk Ulutas, 40, who studied Hebrew and Middle Eastern politics at Israel's Hebrew University.

By MATTHEW LEE, ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has an Iran problem. And, it’s getting more complicated by the day.

Thanks to provocative moves by Iran and less-than-coherent actions by the outgoing Trump administration, the president-elect is facing an increasingly uncertain situation when it comes to Iran, a decades-long American nemesis that has been a target of blame for much of the Middle East’s instability,

by Mehmet Rakipoglu

International human rights law and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do not sit together easily. A head of state acting as the "custodian" of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah has not stopped the Saudi authorities from acting against universal human rights, even against Muslims.

by Emad Drimly, Saud Abu Ramadan

CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The latter half of 2020 has seen four Arab states agreeing to normalize ties with Israel, some analysts say the normalization deals reflect shifting regional priorities and shared concerns of some countries in the Middle East.

CHANGING PRIORITIES

Jihad Odeh, professor of political science at Helwan University in Cairo, told Xinhua that the normalization "leads to a significant change in the political orientations of Arab countries."

by Tasnim Nazeer

President Trump's shocking pardoning of the Blackwater guards is a testament to his lack of humanity and his failure to bring perpetrators of the law to account.