Middle Orient

A disturbing thought experiment: Imagine your children have been kidnapped and are being tortured in a dungeon. Your phone rings: “Hi, I just wanted to let you know about the leaders of the gang that abducted your kids. Well, it happens that I’ve hosted them in my guest house for …

Huda Skaik shares her harrowing experience of Israel’s invasion of Gaza City, and her fear of permanent displacement & the erasure of her people. As Israel proceeds with its occupation of Gaza City, where I live, the residents who witnessed past invasions fear the worst is coming. Despite having survived …

With elections approaching, Iraq’s future hinges on how it manages internal reforms amid rising US-Iran tensions that threaten its sovereignty and stability Seven months into US President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Iraq finds itself at a critical juncture. Simmering US-Iran tensions, compounded by Israel’s war in …

The US is pressuring Iraq to curb Iranian influence through financial oversight, judicial reforms, and action against militias The United States has been quietly stepping up pressure on Baghdad for weeks in order to get it to disengage from Iran, three senior Iraqi officials have told The New Arab’s sister …

Exclusive: Israeli air force commander Tomer Bar received a “special mission” certificate for his secret trip to the UK, protecting him from arrest for war crimes. The UK government has admitted that Israel’s air force chief Tomer Bar was given special diplomatic immunity to visit Britain earlier this summer. The …

Press freedom groups condemn organiser’s last minute decision to deny Declassified entry. A major arms fair has been criticised by press freedom groups for refusing to let Declassified enter the event, which is being held for the first time since Labour took power. The biennial Defence and Security Equipment International …

The Chance for a Two-State Solution Still Exists—but Won’t for Long More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give up territory it gained in the war in exchange for peace and …

Israel’s airstrike in Doha was directed against Hamas leaders, not Qatar. There is no reason why the leaders of a terrorist organization, responsible for murdering thousands of Israelis and Palestinians, should feel safe anywhere. The war could have ended long ago had Hamas agreed to release the hostages, whom it …

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday, leading a senior delegation to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The visit marks the first by a Syrian head of state to the United States since President Nur al-Din al-Atasi addressed the UN in …

Bottom Line Up Front Western capitals have been urged to reconsider their approach towards — and in some cases, consider engaging with — groups that are, or have been at one point, labeled as terrorist organizations, given how the process has unfolded in Syria, and to a lesser extent in …