Badr al-Ibrahim

Since the US invasion in 2003 and the fall of Sunni hegemony in Iraq, Iran has stepped in to increase its presence in the Arab world. Yet the sectarian divides threaten Iran's power.

Many say Israel is a beacon of democracy in a sea of autocrats. They are very wrong.

The youths taking to the streets of Jerusalem are showing a spontaneous expression of anger at the utter failure of the peace process to rein in the advance of Israeli colonialism.

The late revolutionary's articles criticising Shia Ashura practices are being widely quoted on social media.

A country-wide strategy is needed to unite the fractured nation.

A divided coalition, plagued with in-fighting over imaginary spoils, is lending credibility to the administration of President Bashar al-Assad.