Shafik Mandhai

Desperation and anger grow in Lebanon as majority now live in poverty

Many Lebanese hold the country’s political class responsible for the corruption and mismanagement that has wrecked the country’s economy.

Will Mahmoud Abbas follow up tough talk on Israel with action?

The Palestinian Authority leader repeated his declaration that Palestinians will absolve agreements with Israel but has yet to clarify what happens now.

This is why you’re bored in quarantine

Philosophers and psychologists may provide an explanation for the tedium some of us feel during lockdown.

Years after ‘textbook ethnic cleansing’, fate of Rohingya remains in limbo

In August 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled attacks by Buddhist gangs and the Myanmar army. Today they are no closer to justice, or their land.

Understanding Mohammed Bin Zayed’s war on opposition groups

The crown prince and de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi has committed the UAE to an aggressive foreign and domestic policy that is intolerant of opposition groups, such as the Muslim Brotherhood.

Twitter suspends Arab dissident newspaper on World Press Freedom Day

Editors at Al Estiklal say they were given no reason for the suspension and have vowed to take legal action.

For Palestinians the two-state solution was dead long before Netanyahu win

Analysts say the prospect of establishing an independent Palestinian state was consistently frustrated by Israel while the solution failed to address key grievances.