Italy’s profile as a supporter of the EU and NATO has risen since the inauguration of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. In ancient Rome, Janus was revered as the two-faced god of beginnings and transitions. Hence comes the naming of the first month of the year, January. In modern …
Read More »What is Tower 22, the site of a deadly drone attack on US troops in Jordan?
Little is publicly known about the base near the country’s borders with both Syria and Iraq Three US troops were killed and dozens wounded after a drone hit a military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22 on Sunday. Here is what is known about the base: Location …
Read More »Three US troops are killed after drone strike in Jordan, Biden vows reprisal
A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. 03:04President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2024. © Jacquelyn …
Read More »Three US service members killed in Jordan drone attack, Biden says
The US military says three killed, at least 25 others injured in the attack on US forces in northeastern Jordan. Three US service members have been killed and at least 25 others wounded in a drone attack in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, the United States military …
Read More »Islamic Resistance says it attacked US positions along Syria-Jordan border early Sunday
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group for several Iran-backed militias in the country, said it attacked a number of places along the Jordan-Syria border Sunday — including a camp near the US base in Jordan where soldiers were killed today. The camp, Al-Rukban, is in close …
Read More »Al Makahleh: The EU-US peace initiative to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Dr. Shehab Al Makahleh The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been a source of instability and suffering in the Middle East. Recent hostilities in Gaza have highlighted the urgency of finding a sustainable solution that brings lasting peace to the region. In this context, the new EU-US peace initiative, …
Read More »The spectacle society: A reflection on reading and reality in the Arab World
Eng. Saleem Batayneh In the Arab East, the perilous landscape of the writing profession mirrors the broader challenges of speech and opinion. The pressing question looms: Does anyone still read, and if so, how do we read? Regrettably, reading seems to have lost its urgency and allure for …
Read More »The UN to the Rescue?
Barry Herman Why the world should pay attention to the 2025 UN conference on Financing for Development. Even absent major armed conflicts reaching Europe in February 2022 and the Gaza Strip in 2023, the political, economic and social ties of globalization have been considerably weakened. Three years marked …
Read More »Reconstructing the Istanbul Accords
The negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Spring 2022 never had a chance, and their course revealed profound differences between Moscow and Kyiv. The Istanbul Accords have reached a mythic status in segments of the non-interventionist commentariat with whom I usually agree. Numerous thinkers whom I greatly esteem—Alexander …
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