News on politics, security and defence in the Middle East and North Africa
On 15 Feb 2023, the UK government has announced a new aid package of £25 million to support urgent humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria following the recent earthquakes in…
The recent earthquake in Turkey and northwest Syria is considered one of the worst to have hit the region in over 80 years. The immediate effects of such natural disasters…
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by Neville Teller Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made no secret of his hope that Saudi Arabia will be the next Arab state to sign up to the Abraham Accords. …
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 could be India’s decade if it plays its cards right.…
It was back in the 1990s that the Chinese began to realize that Israel was fast becoming a global technology hub. Previous frosty relations began to thaw, and China started…
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. A recent survey of Iranian public opinion suggests that the lack…
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. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has put Israel’s closest allies and 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. What do Moroccan arms sales to Ukraine,…
by Neville Teller The polls scheduled in Turkey for May 14, 2023 will combine the election of 600 members of the Grand National Assembly with the election of…