Middle Orient

En choisissant La Mecque, la Turquie, l’Arabie saoudite & le Pakistan ont envoyé un message clair : c’est une déclaration liée à la défense des musulmans, et pas seulement de leurs pays respectifs. L’Arabie saoudite, la Turquie & le Pakistan signent l’“Accord de défense commune de La Mecque” L’Arabie saoudite, …

Arabs have little reason to denounce the US intervention, which helped prevent Israel from translating its military victories into political gains. Even today, Trump is trying to save Hamas from extinction through his “Board of Peace,” while also shielding the Lebanese Hezbollah to please Tehran and Doha. Egypt can’t complain …

Israel is witnessing a period of profound political and security transformations as a result of the overlapping of elections with the repercussions of the ongoing wars and the redefinition of the concept of security, in light of the decline in international support and the escalation of challenges in Gaza, the …

Suppression or Reformatting? How Turkey’s Century-Old Equation Enters a New Phase. In May 2025, something happened that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago: the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), designated a terrorist organization in Turkey, announced its self-dissolution and an end to its armed struggle. The decision was …

The Syrian military command has ordered strategic troop movements toward both the Iraqi and Lebanese borders following high-level talks between the Syrian government and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) representatives, an informed source disclosed to Ultra Syria. The measures aim to heighten combat readiness and monitor evolving border security dynamics, though …

Analysts argue that regional pressures, escalating security concerns in southern Lebanon, and growing diplomatic isolation have pushed Hezbollah to explore new political avenues Hezbollah—designated by several governments as a violent extremist organization responsible for grave harm and human rights violations—has re-entered Syrian political discourse amid reports of possible diplomatic communication …

Iran acquired significant leverage against the U.S. by expanding the war throughout the region, positioning it to achieve a ceasefire deal on favorable terms. At the same time, Tehran’s failure to deter repeated U.S. military action might account for the regime’s willingness to consider a resolution to the battle for …

L’Iran est confronté à un danger sans précédent : pourquoi Trump a-t-il soudainement annulé l’attaque ? Une stratégie de grande envergure se joue en coulisses. Ce week-end-là, début août, les gens du monde entier tendaient le cou, les yeux écarquillés, attendant le coup de grâce. Des porte-avions américains étaient déployés …

Key Takeaways:Settler-related violence in the occupied West Bank has surged, with more than 1,380 incidents recorded in the first seven months of 2026 (averaging 6.6 per day) and over 2,300 Palestinians displaced by attacks and access restrictions.Recent attacks, such as the arson and assault at Khirbet Al-Tuba in Masafer Yatta, …

Key Takeaways:Morocco’s normalization with Israel is distinctive because it rests on centuries of Jewish presence, documented Jewish-Muslim coexistence, constitutional recognition of Jewish heritage, and a large Moroccan-Israeli diaspora, making it a partial recovery of historical ties rather than a purely transactional bargain.The Abraham Accords can only become a durable regional …