Despite King Abdullah’s considering a postponement in view of the growing polarization between the government and the opposition and the widespread popular protests (some of them…
Author: Itxaso Domínguez
Itxaso Domínguez
Spanish idealist expert in international relations (or at least tries to be), and particularly in Middle East affairs.
Israel will hold elections today, 22 January 2013, and the country has been preparing for it over the last weeks (some maliciously mutter the 8…
Since 2003, Iraq has been regularly, though mildly, appearing in the news every other week. Stability has not taken hold in the country, sunk into sectarian…
According to UN numbers, more than 60,000 people had already lost their life when a tired but impassive at the plight his compatriots are going through…
When Hamas celebrated its 25th anniversary in Gaza back in December, several rallies were also authorized and held for the first time in years in the…
This week, a new Friends of Syria meeting is scheduled to take place in Morocco, a country that has been hailed as a model for other…
Last week, particularly on Saturday 8 December (a few days in advance, though , to make the day coincide with the day the first Palestinian Intifada broke out in 1987 in…
Death toll approaching 40,000 (plus those wounded, arrested, psychologically injured… and approximately 2.5 million refugees (both internally and abroad)!)… Struggle approaching its 20th month… Winter approaching…
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, announced on 12 November during a LAS meeting that the request whereby the UN General Assembly would grant…
Weeks ago, I wrote an introduction on what was happening in Jordan. Apparently, I still have further things to elaborate on… Widespread protests keep taking place…