Middle Orient

IDF’s projection in early 2021 that the Lebanese terrorist militia will try to initiate limited conflicts on the border comes true The rockets fired at northern Israel on Friday were the fifth such attack from Lebanon in three months, but the first directly and openly carried out by the Hezbollah …

Die politische Strategie ist alt: Die Feindschaft zum Westen und zu Israel soll von selbst gemachten Problemen ablenken. Dabei geht es nicht ohne Verhandlungen mit der EU. Der Ton ist gesetzt. Der Oberste Führer des Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hat zum Ausscheiden von Präsident Hassan Rohani und zur Übergabe an …

Ebrahim Raisi hat sein Amt als Präsident Irans angetreten. Er macht dem Volk viele Versprechen – doch eines ist nicht darunter. Wer ein hohes Staatsamt antritt, der stellt dem Volk gerne viel in Aussicht. Da macht auch Irans neuer Präsident keine Ausnahme. Die Wirtschaftskrise, Armut und Korruption – all jene …

As conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi begins his presidency, what direction is Iran’s foreign policy likely to take? There are multiple ways to try to answer this fundamental question. One could, for instance, take a look at the individuals who are likely to advise Raisi on foreign policy issues. Judging by …

There is no doubt that the coup led by President Kais Saied in Tunisia has caused a major tremor in Arab societies yearning for freedom and democracy. They could smell the aroma of freedom from the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, the cradle of the Arab Spring. Tunisia gave them hope …

Evidence implicates senior Lebanese officials in the August 4, 2020, explosion in Beirut that killed 218 people, but systemic problems in Lebanon’s legal and political system are allowing them to avoid accountability, Human Rights Watch said in a report. The UN Human Rights Council should mandate an investigation, and countries …

Israel’s defense minister warned on Thursday that his country is prepared to strike Iran, issuing the threat after a fatal drone strike on an oil tanker at sea that his nation blamed on Tehran. The comments by Benny Gantz come as Israel lobbies countries for action at the UN over …

The recent signature of a memorandum of understanding in the Aleppo International Airport might accentuate the rivalry between Iran and Russia, according to Syria Television. In late July, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by the regime’s General Civil Aviation Corporation in Syria and a transport and logistics company …

A report by Center for Contemporary Studies identified Iran as the “most dangerous” player in Syria, but claims that Tehran’s success in the country remains limited, according to al-Modon. According to a study prepared by the Center for Contemporary Studies, Iran is the most prominent and dangerous actor in Syria, …

On Thursday, Russian warplanes launched airstrikes on Turkish-backed armed factions’ sites south of Idleb, northwest Syria, according to North Press. On Thursday, Russian warplanes launched airstrikes on Turkish-backed armed opposition factions’ sites south of Idleb, northwest Syria. Russian warplanes targeted armed factions’ sites in the vicinity of the town of …