Israeli elections primer: What to look out for
For the first time this century the leader of Israel’s Labour Party appears to be genuinely competing for the position of Prime Minister.
Middle East and North Africa
Bibi and the bomb
That Netanyahu can vehemently denounce the nuclear agreement with Iran but keep his nuclear arsenal out of public debate is a miracle of biblical proportions
Will Netanyahu’s speech derail nuclear talks with Iran?
Netanyahu's speech to Congress may cause its members to impose new sanctions if no nuclear deal is reached by March 24
Shifting Goalposts to Kill Diplomacy with Iran
When it comes to Iran, diplomacy is the difficult and less travelled path
Netanyahu treads softly in America, but is incoherent on Iran
Netanyahu may come out of the US-Israel political brouhaha relatively unscathed, but his incoherence on the Iran issue itself is far more worrying and damaging.
Crisis in Yemen: Hadi’s great escape
Yemen’s former president has escaped house arrest and wants to take power back – but can he stem the worsening crisis in the country?
Will the West and Egypt intervene in Libya’s civil war?
If UN intervention is not tied to a consensus ending Libya’s civil war, it could create new allies for ISIS
Anger brews among youth in Turkey’s Cizre
A youth group linked to the PKK is gaining considerable power in the town
Emma Bonino: “Secular people of the world, unite against intolerance”
Secularism is the only weapon – against the Taliban, and against the seeds of hatred being planted in Europe right now
Yemen’s Transitional Road Map to Chaos
Anyone who knew anything about Yemen saw this implosion coming a mile away