Middle East Articles

The grim passing of the Syrian conflict into its fourth year this weekend has an unfortunate parallel with another anniversary of sustained mass slaughter and oppression in the Middle East this month: the gassing of the Kurds at Halabja by Saddam Hussein. The plight...

Six months ago, parliament rejected military intervention in Syria. It simply made the situation worse, says James Bloodworth The disinclination of the public to want Britain to intervene militarily in Syria has more to do with the ‘Ukipification’ of British politics...

Negotiations to create a permanent agreement on Iran’s nuclear program began on 18 February between Iran and the UN security council nations, the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany (the 5+1). The 5+1 will have a number of tough nuts to crack....

The news that Peter Hain has put his weight behind the so-called one-state ‘solution’, is disappointing, coinciding as it does with the first efforts in over three years for Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate the only solution that promises to end this tragic...