Obituary

Giandomenico Picco: The forgotten art of Middle East diplomacy

The exemplary Italian diplomat showed the power of cognitive empathy, patience and persuasion. Sadly, in today's conflict landscape, these lessons appear to have been lost

The murderous legacy of Henry Kissinger

Joseph Massad

Twenty years on: Edward Said's life and writings, in seven quotes

Mohamed al-Fayed: Egyptian billionaire and former Harrods and Fulham FC owner dies

Sinead O'Connor, iconic Irish singer who converted to Islam, dies aged 56

Tributes pour in for Jewish American anti-Zionist activist Shatzi Weisberger

Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Scholar-activist who helped inspire a revolution in Egypt

The tragedy of Mikhail Gorbachev was written by the West

Jonathan Steele

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader who oversaw group's decline and rise

Putin is a war criminal - and so was Madeleine Albright

Jonathan Cook

Remembering Desmond Tutu in times of uncertainty

Stiaan van der Merwe

To honour Tutu's legacy, we must side with the oppressed not the oppressor

Kamel Hawwash

Algeria: Former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika dies aged 84

Tariq al-Bishri: A legacy of resolving Egypt's tensions

Mohammad H Fadel

From Argentina to Palestine, Maradona was the flawed hero of the people

Oscar Rickett

Saeb Erekat: Palestinian politician who believed talk was the way to a deal

Kuwait's Sheikh Sabah: The Gulf's 'great balancer'

Israel prefers a one-state solution that protects its colonial privileges

Joseph Massad

Abdullah al-Hamid: Saudi human rights advocate and 'national hero'

Obituary: Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, a moderniser with an iron fist

Egyptian folk singer Shaaban Abdel Rahim dies at age 62