News on politics, security and defence in the Middle East and North Africa
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. If real estate is anything to go…
by Neville Teller On the morning of Tuesday, December 20, missiles fired from fighter jets destroyed several weapons storage facilities and other infrastructure belonging to Iran’s local proxies in the…
by Neville Teller The tentative rapprochement with Israel, initiated by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Christmas Day 2020 has resulted in a major environmental achievement. On December 9, 2022…
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just wretched…
By James M. Dorsey Please click here to watch a video version of this story on YouTube. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s far-right, Jewish…
by Neville Teller Iran is in a state of disruption unprecedented in the 43 years since the Islamic revolution, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, substituted a religious oligarchy for the…
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. This decade and beyond could be the…
by Neville Teller China’s President Xi Jinping flew to Saudi Arabia on December 7 to host a Chinese-Arab summit there. The visit had been on the stocks for some…
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. At first glance, Islamic scholars discussing the…
By James M. Dorsey To watch a video version of this story on YouTube please click here. A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Spreaker, and Podbean. Muslim religious soft power rivalry, a battle…