Middle East
Iran targets Israeli positions across Syrian frontier
Iranian forces in Syria shells Israeli army outposts across the Syrian frontier overnight, Israel says, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli strikes in Syria since its civil war began in 2011.
Gilgamesh through the sands of time
Unlike the blind, brilliant bard who is thought to have conceived Iliad and Odyssey, or Ved Vyas who put the tale of Mahabharata on paper with the help of a potbellied deity, and unlike, also,...
Iran targets Israeli positions across Syrian frontier
Iranian forces in Syria shells Israeli army outposts across the Syrian frontier overnight, Israel says, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli strikes in Syria since its civil war began in 2011.
Revive Middle East peace process
President Abdul Hamid yesterday urged all concerned to revive the Middle East peace process and adopt a constructive approach to it under a two-state solution.
Transition in the Middle East: Transition to what?
Transition is the name of the game in the Middle East and North Africa. The question is, transition to what?
Madness in the Middle East - Is Lebanon in the firing line?
Just as news started to come out that the Syrian Arab Army was on the verge of liberating the city of Abu Kamal, destroying the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, rekindling hope that the...
The Middle East: It will only get worse
As Saudi Arabia reels from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's crackdown on the kingdom's elite, indications are that the Saudi-Iranian proxy war is heating up.
Is South Asia the new Middle East?
The Middle East is often viewed as a region waylaid by feelings of collective humiliation and violent rivalries, both between and within countries.
Date palm shows hope
Cultivated in the Bengal region since time immemorial, the native sugar date palm, locally called 'khejurer gachh', is well-appreciated,
Widening gulf between Gulf countries
Tension is again rising in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia and its allies (mainly other Gulf countries) abruptly cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism in the region.
The fight for Jihadi leadership
The fight between al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State (IS) has been going on since 2006 when the latter split from al-Qa'ida and declared