Middle Orient

Jordan’s King Abdullah this weekend denounced what he termed global silence about Israel’s attacks on Gaza, which have killed thousands of people in the enclave, and left over a million people homeless. Speaking at a hastily convened meeting dubbed the Cairo Peace Summit, King Abdullah said: “The message the Arab …

Lebanon, which is teetering on the edge of economic and political collapse, risks becoming entangled in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas. Hezbollah has been gearing up for the possibility of joining the fight ever since Hamas’ surprise assault on Oct. 7, 2023, killed nearly 1,400 people, leading to …

« Destruction du Hamas », « réoccupation militaire », « ruines », « massacres et expulsions de civils »… Dans l’affrontement actuel entre l’armée israélienne et le Hamas, les qualificatifs ne manquent pas pour décrire les avenirs possibles de la bande de Gaza. Au-delà des objectifs militaires à court terme, …

As the world grasps for a moral framework to make sense of the recent events in Israel and Gaza, Remi Adekoya argues that the dichotomy between the Oppressor vs the Oppressed is deeply unhelpful. As we observe the unfolding of a violent conflict in the Middle East that will reverberate …

The US and Israel have different end goals in bombing Gaza to bits: Tel Aviv wants to ethnically cleanse it of Palestinians and Washington wants to bring back the PA. Both plans, however, are likely to hit an Axis of Resistance wall. As wholly expected, and in line with decades …

Tel Aviv’s war on the beleaguered Gaza Strip represents the first real test of the ‘Unity of Fronts’ concept, which may see a wide range of Axis of Resistance regional groups join the Palestinian resistance in a war on Israel. Just hours after the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the …

DÉCRYPTAGE – La bannière a été associée à l’État Islamique et interprétée comme le signe d’un lien avec le Hamas, ce que plusieurs experts jugent improbable. Jeudi 12 octobre, cinq jours après l’offensive du Hamas en Israël, les images d’une bannière noire, traditionnellement associée à l’État Islamique – aussi appelé …

As Israel prepares for a possible full-scale ground incursion into Gaza, there is much speculation over a possible Iranian response, including the potential deployment of its proxy forces to escalate the conflict further. Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba stand out as the groups most likely to …

Des centaines de kilomètres de tunnels sous la bande de Gaza présenteront un défi pour une opération au sol imminente d’Israël, estiment plusieurs analystes américains. Dotés de tout le nécessaire pour mener des combats à long terme, ces réseaux fortifiés du Hamas tourneraient au «cauchemar» pour les forces israéliennes. Alors …

Against the backdrop of another conflict in Palestine, the news that Saudi Arabia suspended negotiations with Israel became the reason for a broader interpretation of events affecting the interests of India, Iran, the EU, Russia and China. Although wars in the Middle East have always affected the whole world, especially …