Middle Orient

Mass displacement, settler violence, and Israeli military killings have surged across the West Bank, driven by an unbridled campaign to seize Palestinian land In Burqin, a hillside village overlooking Jenin in the northern West Bank, the Abdullah family mourns a heavy loss. A large, framed picture of their son, Montasser …

Nightly protests continued across several Iranian cities as authorities reported no official toll, while Donald Trump warned Tehran against using force. Nightly protests continued across several Iranian cities on Sunday, while US President Donald Trump renewed warnings against the use of force and Iranian officials delivered mixed messages on how …

Iraqi militias refuse to disarm following the top judge’s assertion that there is no justification for weapons outside state control. Iran-aligned Iraqi armed factions have openly rejected demands to surrender their weapons to state control, directly challenging the authority of Iraq’s top judge and prime minister. This highlights divisions within …

The universities, historically the bastions of anti-monarchist Marxism, are now echoing with chants of “Down with the three corrupts! Mullah, leftist, Mujahid.” For a week, the Islamic Republic has tried to tell itself, and the world, that the protests in Iran are merely about the price of the dollar. They …

The Lebanese Army announced the arrest of nine Lebanese nationals and 35 Syrians in the districts of Akkar, Tripoli, Batroun, Baalbek, and Hermel, on charges of “committing various crimes, including opening fire, possessing weapons, using drugs, smuggling people, and illegal roaming.” In a statement published on its account on X …

Un nouveau plan à long terme prévoit, selon certaines sources, une « expansion considérable » de toutes les activités militaires de Tsahal, y compris le déploiement d’armes dans l’espace. L’armée israélienne (Tsahal) a reçu l’ordre de se préparer à une éventuelle guerre simultanée contre l’Iran, le Liban et la Cisjordanie, …

The US news website Axios reported on Sunday, January 4, 2026, that senior Syrian and Israeli officials will meet in Paris on Monday. Axios cited an Israeli official and another source familiar with the matter as saying the meeting will address resuming negotiations over the security agreement between the two …

The British government has a new policy promoting weapons exports to Syria, whose regime is led by former Al-Qaeda operatives The UK government has issued new guidance to businesses outlining “opportunities” to export British arms to the country. The document, issued by the government’s trade department, notes: “There is a …

Palestinians stranded by newly drawn boundary question when they can return home Despite the declared end of the war on the Gaza Strip under the agreement signed in October 2025, thousands of Palestinians continue to live in a state of forced displacement. They are unable to return to homes or …

The Damascus government factions declared Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh military zones, triggering heavy fighting, civilian casualties, mass displacement, and strong reactions from Kurdish leaders and rights groups. The Damascus government factions on Wednesday declared the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh in Aleppo a closed military zone, ordering the …