Assad’s shadow looms over a fractured Syria
The recent violence in Sweida province mark an alarming turning point in the Syrian conflict. This is not only due to the fact that state actors, represented by the General…
How Egypt’s reliance on Israeli gas could blow up in its face
Since the mid-1990s, negotiations over natural gas between Egypt and Israel have oscillated between strict secrecy and political exploitation. In 1994, the first discreet talks began over the possibility of…
What Larijani’s return as security tsar reveals about Iran
In a move that surprised many in Iran, former moderate parliament speaker Ali Larijani was recently appointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, the body that holds ultimate authority…
How not to despair as Israel’s genocide rages on
You follow the news day in and day out – and you despair. Soon, it will be two years since Israel unleashed its latest round of genocidal savagery against defenceless…
Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal set out by mediators, sources say
Hamas told Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Monday that the group has accepted the Gaza ceasefire proposal that had been presented to them earlier that day, sources told Middle East…
Turkish intel academy calls for urgent security reforms after Israel-Iran conflict
A new report compiled by the Turkish National Intelligence Academy on Israel’s 12-day war with Iran suggests that Ankara must take a comprehensive set of steps, ranging from ramping up…
Eighty years after Hiroshima, calls to ‘nuke Gaza’ show how little has been learned
On 22 May 2025, the register of all victims of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima was brought out from its stone-chamber cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, following a…
Human Rights Watch condemns Qatar over jailing of Bahai leader
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised Qatar for handing a five-year jail sentence to the leader of the country’s Bahai community, denouncing it as an attack on his religious freedom.…
Israel is the last vestige of European colonialism – so Trump defends it at all costs
At a July rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Donald Trump used a telling turn of phrase. While touting the benefits of his recently passed tax-and-spend bill, the American president remarked:…
Germany’s zeal for Israeli genocide revives its dangerous exceptionalism
Germany is open about its uninhibited support for Israel‘s war of extermination and genocide in Palestine, and wants to make sure the entire world sees it. Recognition for its Zionist…
Are Israel’s allies abandoning a sinking ship?
A sudden panic has gripped supporters of Israel across the world. Western neo-colonial regimes, including the white settler-colonies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, are most anxious about the fate…
‘Eli Cohens inside Iran’: How Israel’s war exposed deep infiltration and intelligence gaps
When Israel launched a surprise 12-day assault on Iran in June, Tehran and the world were caught off guard. Few anticipated such a move, particularly while Iran was engaged in…
Iranian press review: US-brokered Azerbaijan-Armenia deal a ‘great betrayal’
‘A graveyard for Trump’s mercenaries’ The agreement reached at the White House between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to secure peace in the South Caucasus has provoked fury among…
Who is Samir Hulileh and why is he tipped as the man to govern post-war Gaza?
For consumers of Arab news media, Samir Hulileh’s name has been making headlines since Monday. The soft-spoken Palestinian economist, businessman and former political aide to the Palestinian Authority (PA) has…
Turkey warns Syrian Kurds: Don’t become Israeli pawns
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday issued yet another ultimatum to Syrian Kurdish armed groups, urging them to abandon hopes of cooperating with Israel against Damascus and to honour…