Social networks can and should contribute to knowledge-based societies in the Arab world but their users and the direction they take need closer inspe...

. Nonetheless, as the Syrian crisis continues to threaten the security of all the Levantine states and the Iranian issue continues its slow boil, greater cooperation should be expected between the two. The rapprochement is real; the question is, does it matter?

Young, courageous and entrepreneurial Arab broadcasters are not waiting for government change.

By effectively designating the homicide a matter of "state security," the army only stoked conspiracy theories that further fueled distrust of the government. Shining a light on the truth of the matter would have been better for the family, and better for the kingdom itself.

The search for an "exit strategy" has begun for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and perhaps also for the major powers active in the Syrian issue, with most of them having backed themselves into a corner - including Russia as well as the United States.

Americans of every political stripe must accept that what we do or don't do will not change the way of life in countries from Morocco to Pakistan.

It's become an annual must read to take the pulse of where they are, but this year's edition of "Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" (AMO) goes further to s...

Annan's mission is edging forward calmly and slowly, which suits the Syrian leadership that seeks to buy time.

In an election year beset by economic and geopolitical turmoil, it would serve Obama well to remind the world of the two very words that landed him in the White House. Give us "hope" and act boldly, and in doing so, bring about real "change" for those suffering in Syria.

The Arab Spring is currently suffering a setback, making it more an autumn. Yet this does not necessarily mean that winter will blow over the Arab Awakening and do away with it, before we can celebrate the Arab Spring's first anniversary.

While the post-Gaddafi state of Libya is only now beginning to take shape, the consequences of the fall of one of the world's most brutal dictators are being felt around the world.

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

Israel has to dig deep, carefully scrutinizing her culture, history and essential self in order to deal with what may amount to her saving grace, the emancipation and future leadership of her neighboring enemy states.

I believe in respecting the choice of the people. We wanted democracy. Here's the caveat: it comes at a price. You won't always be happy with election results, but you will learn to accept them.

Steve Paul Jobs, as they named him, grew up without ever knowing his biological father.

For those of us who have placed great hopes in your leadership to transform the path of the Palestinians, your words and actions, culminating in your speech to the United Nations, have been disillusioning.

New York - No party is in an enviable position in the current battle over the Palestinian state at the United Nations. Everyone is embarrassed, and so...