Afghanistan – a graveyard for invaders. What happens when the US leaves?
Afghanistan has once again lived up…
Lebanon and Iran – breaking the bond
Lebanon is “hurtling toward total collapse”, according to one commentator. The World Bank believes that the country’s financial and economic crisis is one of the severest the world has witnessed…
Hamas: Why Now?
Can diplomacy and reason succeed in damping down the flames before they burst into all-out war?
Palestinian Elections – Dahlan Plays the Long Game
The forthcoming Palestinian elections have generated a good deal of speculation.Palestinian Elections - Dahlan Plays the Long Game
Iraq Arrests Major Foreign Narcotics Smuggler
Iraq Arrests Major Foreign Drug Smuggler as the foreign narcotics smuggler used to transport drugs from a neighbouring country.
Why Dealing with Iran Is a Non-Starter
Why Dealing with Iran Is a Non-Starter signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal except the US – that is, the EU, Russia, China, the UK, France, Germany and Iran
China Signals Possible Greater Middle East Engagement
Two initiatives indicate that China Signals Possible Greater Middle East Engagement as it may be gearing up to play a greater political role.
Syria – Pro-Assad Forces Kill Civilians in Strike on Hospital in Idlib
On 21 March 2021, forces loyal to the Syrian government carried out artillery strikes targeting a hospital in the town of Al-Atareb in Idlib Governorate, northern Syria. The strike led…
Turkish Schoolbooks Replaced Saudi Texts in Muslim Majority World
In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in the Muslim world.