Through the intense bombardment of Khan Younis Israel wants its 1.5 million displaced people that came to assemble here to continue to move further south to Rafah on the border with Egypt. And you can guess why? Eventual exodus maybe! United States Vice-President Kamala Harris said Washington will not allow …

Israel’s military reported Tuesday it had reached the centre of Khan Younis in southern Gaza amid what a top general labelled “the most intensive day” of combat since the start of the Netanyahu regime’s genocidal onslaught on the Palestinians. The ground offensive on the city, whose population has swelled over …

After nearly six weeks of nonstop bombardment on the densely populated Gaza Strip, it has only recently started to become clear exactly how much of Gaza has been destroyed in the violent Israeli onslaught. Over 14,800 Palestinians, including 6,000 children, have been killed according to the Gaza Health Ministry since …

Unless and until a ceasefire comes into effect, the Gaza war’s destabilising impact is set to spread further across the Middle East – to say nothing about the horrifying situation inside the besieged enclave. At this point, more than seven weeks after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion into southern Israel, …

Drug trafficking and corruption in central Asia Central Asia lies on the heroin trafficking route connecting supply in Afghanistan with markets in Russia and Europe. Low levels of violence related to the trade point to possible state collusion in the region with traffickers. According to the United Nations Office on …

Syria’s degree of involvement in the synthetic drug trade is the highest in the world, but the influence of neighbouring Lebanon should not be underestimated. As the conflict in Syria has rolled on over the past decade, the country’s involvement in the synthetic drug trade has grown, and the country …

Yerevan does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past by relying too much on a single ally. Armenia is on the brink of formulating a new foreign policy. Moscow’s silent acquiescence during September’s one-day war, in which Azerbaijan seized the long-disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, prompting the flight of …

While Russia’s near monopoly on the oil and gas market in Southeast Europe looks secure for now, there will be less and less Russian gas and oil sold on the local market going forward, as Balkan governments and companies look elsewhere for supplies. Russia may have largely lost its sway …

The dispute is not over who has done more for victory, but over who is most to blame for the fact that the turning point in Ukraine’s favor never came. As the war in Ukraine reaches the end of its second year, not a trace remains of the former unity …

Analysts say Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi fears instability at home if Palestinian refugees cross the border. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appears unlikely to absorb the 2.2 million Palestinians who could be displaced from the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, experts have told Al Jazeera. “My assessment is …