Middle Orient

As the west’s support for Israel’s Gaza war becomes indefensible, Moscow aligns itself with the global majority in defense of Palestine. The complex, nuanced issue of Russia’s geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing …

Parmi les nombreuses voix qui ont soutenu Israël, certaines comme le conseiller à la sécurité nationale de la Maison Blanche, Jake Sullivan, lui ont demandé de conduire ses opérations dans Gaza de manière à cibler le Hamas, pas les civils. D’autres voix, moins amènes, l’ont accusé de violer le droit …

Less than a week after Hamas’s devastating attacks on October 7, Israel’s intelligence ministry produced a chilling document. It advocated that Israel remove all of Gaza’s Palestinian population and forcibly resettle them in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. In November, a poster advertising a far-right rally in Tel Aviv juxtaposed an …

The United States carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, the Pentagon said, in the latest response to a series of attacks against American forces in Syria and in Iraq. In a statement, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the strikes targeted …

Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack seems to have been planned with specific goals in mind, yet without considering the wider consequences for the movement. A pattern is emerging in Hamas’ behavior where its short-term plans produce unexpected achievements and consequences that supersede the movement’s political capacity to deal with them. The …

US F-15s bombed a facility in eastern Syria as the Pentagon’s Middle East policy director openly warned that the US military may target Iranian IRGC personnel in a bid to halt militia attacks on American troops. The United States military on Wednesday launched a new round of airstrikes targeting a …

Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight. They joined a growing exodus of people escaping intense urban fighting in the north — including near other hospitals — as Gaza officials said …

Operation of the Federal Police brings the most forceful accusation ever made about possible terrorist activity in Brazil, say researchers Operation Trapiche of the Federal Police (PF), which arrested two men accused of being part of Hezbollah and planning attacks on synagogues in Brazil, ignited the warning about possible terrorist …

Yemen’s Huthi rebels shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, a senior US defense official said Wednesday, confirming an earlier claim by the Iran-backed group. The Huthis — who have downed an American drone before — said the MQ-9 was spying as part of US support for Israel in its …

Many in Lebanon are worried about the prospects of a broader confrontation with Israel amid the war on Gaza. Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah on Friday called for a ceasefire in Gaza while holding off on announcing any broader conflict with Israel, bringing relief to Lebanon where many were fearing the …