The crime has revived debate over how much influence the church should have over the social lives of Copts

From ancient Greece onward, the West has used the Eastern other as an enemy through which to identify itself

The Labour leader's opponents don't care about anti-Semitism. They'll just do anything to remove Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn has never ordered anyone's assassination. He's never ordered an invasion of a foreign country. Benjamin Netanyahu has

In addition to reducing government spending and restricting inflation, Ankara must learn to protect itself from turbulent US relationship

A peace agreement between Gaza and Israel would widen the rift between the Palestinian factions and consolidate the fragmentation of the Palestinian territories

If Iran becomes a failed state, the entire region from Afghanistan to Lebanon will become perilously unstable