While we’re all waiting for Trump to start World War Three, we’ve not spotted that the military map of the Middle East has substantially, bloodily changed

Instead of serious political advice, the West, especially the US and their proxy Arab allies in the Gulf, then poured weapons into Syria – enough arms to destroy Syria but not enough to overthrow the regime

Talking about the Spanish and Catalan reactions to the Barcelona attack – even if it’s not a nice conversation

The Philippines was the first imperial war fought by the United States

What the death of an Irishman who lost his life fighting for Britain can tell us about the stupidity of Brexit

If you’re wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here’s the answer

Even in this early stage of the Second World War, ethnic minority British citizens did show enormous courage – one of the bravest ARP men during the Blitz was black, although we have yet to see a film about him

It was a tree-lined street – the white acacias are blooming in Aleppo at this time of year – and the apartment block was,…

Syrians aren’t just rebuilding an ancient mosque in Aleppo – they are rebuilding their community

Fethullah Gulen says he has no intention of fleeing America if Donald Trump is going to extradite him to Turkey. But the…