Israel’s Next War
The Mounting Pressure to Fight Hezbollah in Lebanon—and Why That Is So Dangerous By Amos Harel…
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Inside a Lebanese village where war with Israel has already arrived
Long stretches of Odaisseh and a neighbouring village have been virtually abandoned and reduced to…
New president, same Iran
Masoud Pezeshkian couldn’t change Iranian foreign policy even if he wanted to. Iran’s new…
Iran’s ‘Ring of Fire’ Has a Problem and Its Name Is the Houthis
The Houthis’ recent threat to attack Saudi Arabia risks Iran’s entire regional strategy, and makes…
Analysis | Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Against Israel Will Have to Make Do Without Syria
‘Is Assad even part of the resistance front and the united front?’ Arab pundits…
The Futility of a Lebanon War
As tensions have risen in the border area between Lebanon and Israel, many observers are…
Quwwat al-Fajr and Hezbollah: Unlikely Allies Against Israel
By Suohaib Jawhar As Hezbollah and Shia militia continue their fight against Israel at Lebanon’s…
Iran’s Gorbatchev!: Ahmadinejad Says Open to Talks with Trump, Questions Khamenei’s Foreign Policy
Niloufar Goudarzi Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the controversial former Iranian president, has criticized the Supreme…
Humans fight over imaginary stories in their mind (Watch Video)
Humans Don’t Fight Over Territory And Food. They Fight Over Imaginary Stories in their minds.…
Climate Vulnerability in Libya: Building Resilience Through Local Empowerment
Libya’s climate-vulnerable regions of Jabal Nafusa, Fezzan, and Jabal Akhdar underscore the important role played…
A Kuwaiti Reset
The new emir’s suspension of parliament, followed by the appointment of a prime minister…
After returning from Gaza, Kurdish physician says Hamas leaders take shelter at hospitals
https://youtu.be/MSnTvjgzM8E?t=471 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A Kurdish physician who spent weeks treating…
I Carried Out The Strike That Killed Soleimani. America Doesn’t Understand The Lesson Of His Death
Inside the decision to assassinate Iran’s ruthless general Any assessment of the middle…
Second Biden Term Involves More Military Pressure on Iran, Says R. Satloff
If Joe Biden is reelected as US President in November, there is a “heightened…
Kuwait in Suspended Animation
The emir has just put parliament and the constitution on the backburner, but for what…
An Israel-Lebanon Agreement May Not Be Worth the Costs
The lesson from past deals involving Hezbollah is clear: the group will try to…
Humanizing, Not Sanitizing, Saddam
In an interview, author Steve Coll discusses his latest book on the quarter-century minuet…
Sami Michael: “A Prince and a Revolutionary”
The first Sami Michael book I read was “A Storm among the Palm Trees,” as…
Moment of Truth on Ukraine and Israel
Both countries urgently need U.S. aid to defend themselves against brazen adversaries that…
Ayn Al-Asad Number Two – Iran Pre-Coordinated Its Attack Against Israel With The U.S. So That No One Will Be Hurt And War With Israel Will Be Avoided
To understand what happened last night during Iran’s direct attack on Israel, one…
Climate change has slowed Earth’s rotation — and could affect how we keep time
The effect of melting polar ice could delay the need for a ‘leap second’ by…
Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
Michael was known for his focus on oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews…
Will Kuwait’s Next Parliament Be Its Last?
The Gulf kingdom has been a rare democratic experiment. But gridlock and the Emir’s mounting…
A Great Discoverer in the Levant
In an interview, Julie d’Andurain talks about her biography of General Henri Gouraud and his…
Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) – With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s…
Port Of Hope In Gaza: The Beginning Of The End Of The War
The American initiative to build a temporary port off the coast of the Gaza…
Are there Arab Israelis among Hamas hostages?
Are there “Arabs” among the Israeli hostages kidnapped by “Hamas” on October 7, 2023? That…
Israel Must Decide Where It’s Going—and Who Should Lead It There
The Case for Early Elections After more than four months of war in Gaza, two…
Israeli Gas Field Near Lebanon Starts Production
The floating storage vessel anchored above the offshore field could be a tempting target for…
Is Gaza Really the Biggest Case of Arab Suffering?
(This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 28, 2023, shows…
‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7
A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality…
The City of the Walking Flower
Jerusalem is ultimately a city of eternal strangers. The connection to the city is not…
Iran’s Difficult Choices
As Tehran moves toward consolidating its regional power, will it agree to ultimately disarm its…
The Saudis, the UAE and a golden post-Gaza-war opportunity
These Gulf powerhouses could partner with the US to carry out a sweeping reconstruction in…
Leaving Iraq May Be Washington’s Wisest Choice
Most forces could likely be withdrawn or moved to the Kurdistan Region without harming U.S.…
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know
BY NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk…
“Shaffaf” blocked again by regime censorship: to your “proxies”, O free people of Syria!
When he left Syria, after the 1911 uprising , my late friend, the talented writer…
“Gaza doctrine” in S. Lebanon: 6000 houses demolished by IDF bombing
Is the IDF applying a sort of “Gaza Doctrine” (following the 2006 War “Dahiya Doctrine”)…
ICJ Gaza ruling commented by an Arab expert on International Law
The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to…
The Beginning Of The Endgame In Sudan?
There is a long-suffering people in Sudan, they live on a rugged mountain in the…
Exclusive: Russia’s Spies Say Putin Faces More Coups
20 июля 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin’s coup attempt in June left everyone in the world stunned…
The Sterility of Sideline Politics
The Lebanese Forces have the largest Christian bloc in parliament, but you wouldn’t know that…
Iran Strengthens Its Palestinian Cards
Ongoing fighting in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp may be part of a plan to…
Academic Says ‘Islamic Republic Cannot Survive!’
In a video that has gone viral on Iranian social media this week, well-known economist…
Beneath the Surface, Prigozhin’s Mutiny has Changed Everything in Russia
The person who suffered most of all from Prigozhin’s uprising was Putin. However confident the…
Biden Is Weighing a Big Middle East Deal
For the hundreds of thousands of Israeli democracy defenders who tried to block Prime Minister…
Kuwaiti Journalist: We Teach Our Children To Hate The Jews As Their Enemies, But In Fact We Are Our Own Worst Enemies
In his May 16, 2023 column in the Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas, liberal Kuwaiti journalist Ahmad…
What Happens When a Quran Is Burned Demonstrates a Government’s Capacity for Liberty
Current Iraqi rage against the burning of a Quran in Sweden and in Denmark violates both liberty and Islamic teachings…
Blunting the Militia Campaign Against Iraq’s Christian Leaders
A U.S.-sanctioned, Iran-backed militia leader aims to sideline the country’s Chaldean Patriarch and take over…
Erdoğan’s Most Eminent Men: Turkey’s New Spymasters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two key appointments are new foreign minister and former intelligence…