Mohammad Amjad Hossain

The author, a retired diplomat from Bangladesh and former president of the Nova Toastmaster International Club of America, writes from Falls Church, Virginia.

HAMAS CHIEF Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in 2017.

Fatah, Hamas need unity for the sake of a Palestinian state - opinion

Saudi Arabia tried to broker a deal to resolve the crisis between Fatah and Hamas but failed. Hamas has now tilted toward the Islamic Republic of Iran.

JULY 8, 2021

PROTESTERS HOLD torches during a demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Why is the future of Myanmar hanging in the balance? - opinion

Since the occupation of the civilian administration of Myanmar by the armed forces in February 2020 in the form of coup d’état, the country is being run by a military regime.

JUNE 19, 2021

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gave his major foreign policy speech addressing Muslims and Arabs in 2017 in Riyadh. Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcomed by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2017.

Are we witnessing a geopolitical realignment in the Middle East?

Saudi Arabia is likely to be the next country to sign an agreement with Israel.

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Are Fatah and Hamas united for the sake of peace?

It is high time that Israel realized the folly of undermining a Palestinian state. Similarly, Fatah and Hamas must remain united and must abandon violence of any sort.

OCTOBER 30, 2017