Middle Orient

There is often an opinion among the public that small countries cannot be influential and powerful because they are unimportant. Proponents of such a position claim that small states, due to their small surface area and small population, must submit to the larger powers in the region. Such a point …

With the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas crossing the 55-day mark, no breakthrough seems to be in sight that could bring hostilities to a stop despite the successful exchange of some hostages. As Palestinians in Gaza continue to face the brunt of Israeli military reaction to the terror …

Yemen’s Houthi group launched several ballistic missiles at military posts in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the group’s military spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Mason, a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen controlled by the …

Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against ships in the Red Sea, two sources familiar with Saudi thinking said, as Riyadh seeks to contain spillover from the Hamas-Israel war. The Iran-aligned Houthis have waded into the conflict that has …

The UAE-led proposal demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.failed to gain support from the United Nations Security Council after a US veto. The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon, after permanent member and Israel …

One way of understanding the ongoing bloodbath pitting Israel against Hamas is to see it as just the latest chapter in an existential struggle dating back to the founding of the Jewish state in 1948. While the appalling scope, destructiveness, and duration of the fighting in Gaza may outstrip previous …

Everything that Iran has planned for Hezbollah is reaching a peek point. The war in the South of Israel, the US fleet closing in from both sides, the promises made to Hamas and PIJ in accordance with the big plan of Iran. This is money time, what they trained for, …

Les soulèvements spontanés qui ont eu lieu en Syrie étaient officiellement dirigés par une coalition de « modérés » – la célèbre Armée syrienne libre/ASL – se révoltant contre le régime brutal de Bachar al-Assad. Mais en réalité, il y avait peu de « modérés » en Syrie et il …

The combat arena: During the last day, IDF combat focused on three focal points in the GazaStrip. In the south, in the Khan Yunis area, the forces initiated an integrated attack on Hamas’epicenter, encircling the city and beginning to maneuver to its center. In the north, in theShejaiya and Jabalia …

On December 6, 2023, Lebanese Hizbullah’s Al-Ahed News released an exclusive interview with Hamas national relations official Ali Barakah.[1] In the interview, Barakah asserted that Hamas is “doing well” against the Israeli counterattack and that it is fighting in accordance with its predetermined “defensive plan” of action. He also said …