Middle Orient

Analysis: The Kurdistan Democratic Party’s unprecedented boycott of long-overdue parliamentary elections leaves the semi-autonomous region in uncertain waters. Voters in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region will cast ballots on 10 June for the regional parliament for the first time since 2018, but a major force will be missing from the ballot. In …

Major General Aharon Haliva was one of a number of senior Israeli commanders who said they had failed to foresee and prevent the 7 October attack. The head of Israeli military intelligence, who last year accepted responsibility for the failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October, …

Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi and Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif had a ‘vibrant discussion’ on advancing bilateral relations, the Pakistani premier’s office said. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held talks with Pakistani leader Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday, in what experts said was a “significant” visit aimed at mending ties after the neighbours …

“The killing of Palestinian children must stop,” stated the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).“Children in the State of Palestine have been exposed to a tragic and vicious cycle of violence for too long. This is a conflict that disproportionately affects children,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle …

In the 200 days of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, accused of genocide, 34,183 Palestinians have been killed. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza provided information on Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip during the 200 days. It was reported that in the last 24 hours, an additional …

President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Nazi leader Hitler, stating that neither he nor his accomplices will escape responsibility. Erdogan responded to journalists’ questions on the presidential plane returning from Baghdad, where he met with senior Iraqi officials, and …

The IDF concluded a major, multi-day “counterterrorism operation” in the Nour Shams Refugee Camp, Tulkarm, on April 21. Israeli forces engaged Palestinian fighters in Nour Shams, killing 14 Palestinian fighters.[i] The IDF Duvdevan unit arrested 15 wanted persons, destroyed two improvised explosive device manufacturing facilities and dozens of explosives and …

Turkiye’s suspension of 54 export categories to Israel does not arise from moral solidarity with Palestinians but is instead shaped by a bleeding economy, Erdogan’s recent electoral loss, and his desire to re-align with Washington. On the evening of 8 April, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led a significant meeting …

Amman’s collaboration with Tel Aviv peaked last Saturday with its shocking defense of Israeli territory from Iranian drones and missiles, a move that may prove fateful for the future of the Hashemite Kingdom. The most dangerous development during Iran’s massive 13 April retaliatory strike against Israel last weekend was the …

Iran’s successful breach of Israel’s highly regarded air defenses, despite the multi-nation alliance that joined those defense efforts, ultimately served as an Iranian political message to Tel Aviv. Iran’s 13 April retaliatory missile strike on Israel, dubbed Operation True Promise, managed to overcome the occupation state’s integrated air defense systems …