Abdel Bari Atwan was born in Gaza, Palestine and has lived in London since 1979. He is the editor-in-chief of London-based news site ‘Rai al-Youm’ and was the founder and editor-in-chief of ‘al-Quds al-Arabi’, the independent, pan-Arab daily newspaper, from 1989 to June 2013. Atwan is the author of ‘The Secret History of al-Qa’ida’, ‘A Country of Words’, his memoir, ‘After bin Laden: al-Qa’ida, the Next Generation’ and a new book ‘Islamic State: Digital Caliphate’ will be published by Saqi books in May 2015.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries, positioning the grouping at the centre
by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The BRICS New Delhi Declaration is less a routine summit communiqué than a broad statement of intent about how its members believe the international system should function. Across 140 paragraphs, the expanded grouping calls
Twenty‑five years ago, the United States endured one of the darkest days in its history. On September 11, 2001, al‑Qaeda terrorists led by Osama
by Our Correspondent in Colombo A prominent Chinese economist has called for a substantially expanded economic and commercial relationship between China and Sri Lanka,
As tensions rise and clashes intensify on the South Lebanon front between resistance groups and the Israeli occupation army, it’s clear that the nightmare prospect haunting the US administration — the expansion
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