Kareem Shaheen

The events of the last week have offered an incredible moment of reckoning with far-reaching consequences in the region

It is bewildering how a public health intervention as basic as wearing a mask has become a sign of political allegiance

George Floyd's killing in US police custody has lessons for law enforcement in this region as well

Failing to bring the Assad regime to the table, the US should, at least, ensure aid continues to reach ordinary citizens

The region has not yet been battered like Europe or America, but its systemic weaknesses could make it more vulnerable to a second wave

Systemic forms of racial, religious and class discrimination have played key roles in fomenting war and conflict in this region

Perhaps the pandemic ought to give way to a new consciousness – the knowledge that events far away can affect our lives

The return to normality is startling because Quebec was the scene of Canada’s worst coronavirus outbreak

The Syrian president's decision to fleece his long-time rival is about more than money

In many countries, visits to nursing homes have been banned, leaving relatives to die alone and in fear

The coronavirus's spread through the world's refugee camps is a race that health agencies are losing

I am grateful that my young son is not yet aware of how much society is growing fearful of intimacy

A period devoid of human contact could teach people to value life irrespective of differences

The global chemical weapons watchdog is set to confirm that Syria's president gassed his own people, but his victims already knew that

With only half of the hospitals and primary healthcare facilities they need, Syrians are doomed to further suffering in the face of the pandemic