Masoud Pezeshkian couldn’t change Iranian foreign policy even if he wanted to. Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, a former…
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The Houthis’ recent threat to attack Saudi Arabia risks Iran’s entire regional strategy, and makes a military alliance between Riyadh…
‘Is Assad even part of the resistance front and the united front?’ Arab pundits wonder. How is it possible…
As tensions have risen in the border area between Lebanon and Israel, many observers are predicting that Hezbollah and the…
By Suohaib Jawhar As Hezbollah and Shia militia continue their fight against Israel at Lebanon’s southern borders, Sunni military groups…
Niloufar Goudarzi Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the controversial former Iranian president, has criticized the Supreme Leader’s foreign policy, expressing willingness…
Humans Don’t Fight Over Territory And Food. They Fight Over Imaginary Stories in their minds. If I look at…
Libya’s climate-vulnerable regions of Jabal Nafusa, Fezzan, and Jabal Akhdar underscore the important role played by civil society and municipalities…
The new emir’s suspension of parliament, followed by the appointment of a prime minister and crown prince, suggests a…
https://youtu.be/MSnTvjgzM8E?t=471 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – A Kurdish physician who spent weeks treating the wounded in two different…
(First published on METransparent on Jul 2, 2015) (An Ottoman heliograph section in the Charge at Huj in…
Inside the decision to assassinate Iran’s ruthless general Any assessment of the middle east’s future must contend with an…
Carine Bassili, devout Christian living in US, hopes her music will build bridges between her people and Israelis: ‘You cannot…
By Ravi Agrawal, the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Iran has suddenly been thrust into an election…
If Joe Biden is reelected as US President in November, there is a “heightened possibility of considerable military pressure…
The emir has just put parliament and the constitution on the backburner, but for what purpose? Kuwait has…
By Nirmala Carvalho MUMBAI, India – Catholics belonging to the Syro-Malabar rite in Arabia will be under the jurisdiction of their…
The lesson from past deals involving Hezbollah is clear: the group will try to pocket any U.S. concessions on…
In an interview, author Steve Coll discusses his latest book on the quarter-century minuet between the United States and…
The first Sami Michael book I read was “A Storm among the Palm Trees,” as part of a master’s thesis…
Both countries urgently need U.S. aid to defend themselves against brazen adversaries that seek their annihilation. Iran…
To understand what happened last night during Iran’s direct attack on Israel, one has to go back four…
Yemen’s air force is barely functioning, despite heavy U.S. investment (The regime of Saleh was corrupt to the bones, but…
The effect of melting polar ice could delay the need for a ‘leap second’ by three years. By Elizabeth…
Michael was known for his focus on oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries in the…
The Gulf kingdom has been a rare democratic experiment. But gridlock and the Emir’s mounting impatience with Kuwaiti politics may…
In an interview, Julie d’Andurain talks about her biography of General Henri Gouraud and his experiences in Syria and Lebanon.…
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) – With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in…
The American initiative to build a temporary port off the coast of the Gaza Strip is no less than…
Are there “Arabs” among the Israeli hostages kidnapped by “Hamas” on October 7, 2023? That is the claim of an …
The Case for Early Elections After more than four months of war in Gaza, two starkly different but equally accurate…
The floating storage vessel anchored above the offshore field could be a tempting target for Hezbollah. On February 22, natural…
(This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 28, 2023, shows an aerial view of black…
A Times investigation uncovered new details showing a pattern of rape, mutilation and extreme brutality against women in the attacks…
Jerusalem is ultimately a city of eternal strangers. The connection to the city is not a connection to place, but…
As Tehran moves toward consolidating its regional power, will it agree to ultimately disarm its Arab allies? Can it afford…
Secret KGB documents reveal just how deeply involved the Soviet Union was in the spilling of Israeli blood. The Russian…
These Gulf powerhouses could partner with the US to carry out a sweeping reconstruction in the Strip and transform the…
Most forces could likely be withdrawn or moved to the Kurdistan Region without harming U.S. interests—in fact, Washington might have…
BY NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted…
When he left Syria, after the 1911 uprising , my late friend, the talented writer and screenwriter “Hakam al-Baba,” told…
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Is the IDF applying a sort of “Gaza Doctrine” (following the 2006 War “Dahiya Doctrine”) in its daily clashes with…
The United Nations’ top court on Friday ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death, destruction and any acts…
The PLO is prepared to concede the ‘historic rights’ over all of Palestine, including the right of return of refugees.…
(Participants at the R20 Princeton UDHR Conference) Last month marked the 75th anniversary of the historical Universal Declaration of Human Rights.…
Since its founding, Nazareth Illit’s name has been tied to that of the Arab city. Now it is being reborn…
Read the original in Arabic: لماذا يُدافعُ الغرب عن إسرائيل؟ *
On the question of who stood to benefit from October 7, Western intelligence turns its gaze to Doha. BY MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG…
Efraim Halevy says the Israeli prime minister has failed to bring Hamas to its knees and cannot unite his own…