Julie M. Norman, UCL - The 20-point Gaza peace plan thrashed out under the leadership of the United States and agreed to by Israel is one of the most comprehensive outlines put forward publicly by the Trump administration for ending the conflict with Hamas. The plan reportedly has the buy-in of the Arab states as well as the UK and France. It could mark a pivotal point for ending the...

Joseph K. Nwankpa, Miami University and Pratim Milton Datta, Kent State University - Workers who telecommute tend to be more aware of cybersecurity threats than those who spend most of their time in a physical...

By Nawal Al-Hakimi ~ If the world's imagination gazes out upon "Yemen," the first mind's eye is one of disaster and war. But to reach the destination is to journey through an even more—tale of unrivaled scenery majesty, of vast history, and cultural paradox. Yemen is a nation in which ancient tradition clashes with Olympian landscape, forcing the visitor to look beyond headline-width newspaper page masthead bloodshed and discover its treasure secrets. A World of Wonders: Oceans, Mountains, and the Jaw-Dropping Socotra Archipelago Yemen, at a geographical midpoint of the Arabian Peninsula, is fertile ground for scenery contrast on an awe-inspiring scale. Beyond the Sarawat range of mountains rise dramatically upwards out...

Za'atar and Bread are gastronomic pillars of the Middle Eastern gastronomic world, but non-negotiable signs of cultural identity, continuity, and survival. The staples—a resilient social and quotidian memory component—are Palestinian and Levantine society food and social existence. Bread, and specifically pita bread, has been social and Middle Eastern Palestinian cuisine's holy food. Its making is ritualized, signifying social and family unity. Even more than water, flour, yeast, and salt, bread is meal focal and, for most situations, an instrument, scooped and served as a vehicle for food or swabbed into dips, enabling communal patterns of consumption. Breaking and baking bread and were and remain for centuries indicators of hospitality, unity,...

Editorial - Gambling addiction is a serious problem that affects millions of people around the world. It is a form of addiction that can be just as harmful as drug or alcohol addiction, and it can cause a wide range of negative consequences for individuals and their loved ones. Gambling addiction is a disorder that is characterized by a compulsive urge to gamble, despite the negative consequences that it may cause. Gambling addiction is a complex problem that can be caused by a variety of factors, including genetic predisposition, social and environmental factors, and psychological factors. It is often associated with other forms of addiction, such as drug or alcohol...

By Hassan Al-Mahri ~ Heritage is not history— it's a country's soul, an eye over its heritage, identity, and culture which lived through millennia. In Yemen, a country renowned for its beautiful houses, that soul has been lost in the wrong manner. War, desertion, and centuries have left its...

Lebanese cultural heritage is founded on Lebanon's artisanship, and Lebanon's multicultural traditional ancient heritage is duplicated around Lebanon. Professional artisans across the country hold traditions from thousand years ago and generation-to-generation technology is kept intact to still stay connected to the past. The nation has handicraft heritage in the shape...