Syria in maps: Who controls the country now Assad has gone?
In just two weeks, Syrian rebels have swept from their enclave in the north west to capture a string of major cities, before reaching the capital D ...
What is the Golan Heights and what does it mean to Israel and Syria?
 Israel denied on Tuesday it had advanced into Syria beyond a buffer zone with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since the overthrow of Syria ...
After fall of Assad, will Syria get a new flag?
Syrians flooded the streets with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a sudden rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 ...
Oct. 7 anniversary about more than Israel’s national trauma
Oct. 7, 2023, has come to represent Israel’s most painful national trauma since its inception. For the majority of Israelis, it remains the l ...
Lebanese must unite and take their country back
Why is there a war in Lebanon today? Why is the country being destroyed yet again? Until when will it be dragged into destruction at every single t ...
Lebanon’s wave of pager explosions is a message to Hezbollah
 Is it a prelude to a wider attack or the totality of the message to Hezbollah? This is the key question for the next 48 hours in the Midd ...
America’s hypocritical concern for Israeli hostages
The Israeli government’s racist policies that discriminate against Christians and Muslims make a mockery of the issue of the Israeli hostages ...
US withdrawal from Iraq isn’t as simple as it looks
An important story that could have implications for Middle East security is not getting the attention it deserves: the future of the US military pr ...
Israel’s war in the West Bank must be stopped
Promises of “absolute victory” in Gaza are nothing but “gibberish,” according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Gal ...
Series of assassinations leaves Yahya Sinwar de facto Hamas leader and top Israeli target: Experts
With the senior leadership of Hamas shattered by a recent series of assassinations allegedly carried out by Israel, Yahya Sinwar, one of the key ar ...
US-Iran relationship essential to understanding the region’s near future
In Lebanon, as well as in Syria and the Occupied Territories, we find many different assumptions and even more predictions. The facts are strange, ...
Why US election is vital for Jordan’s interests
The upcoming presidential election in the US is set to be a monumental event on the global stage. In addition to the significance of the race for A ...
The law of unforeseen consequences: What now for Iran?
The sudden, unexpected death this month of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and the feverish speculation about the effect it will have on his count ...
What Raisi’s death means for Iran and the region
Sunday’s helicopter crash in Varzaqan, Iran, was a historic moment. The helicopter was carrying several high-profile Iranian officials, inclu ...
Arab leaders in Bahrain: No peace without Palestinian state
Whether in US campuses, Western capitals or Arab streets, we have been swamped with overheated rhetoric about the Gaza situation — with very ...
Politics of outer space mirroring those on Earth
Will the moon or space be a victim of a nuclear attack before Earth? This is a question that is being asked following Russia’s veto last mont ...
As the world burns, Europe is out to lunch
With half the world ablaze, from Gaza to Donetsk and Syria to Sudan, it is heartening to note that our friends in Europe have their priorities in t ...
The fight for justice ignites elite university campuses
Long running pro-Palestine demonstrations at some of the most prestigious universities in the US, including Yale, Columbia and Princeton, have give ...
Israeli violence shows no sign of ebbing 200 days into war on Gaza
Israeli violence showed no sign of ebbing as its genocidal war on Gaza entered the 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an Israeli invasion ...
Gaza timing and Iranian timing
 If a journalist digs into the recent memory of the Middle East, he fails to find beautiful or optimistic events. Those are completely absent ...