Political consultations intensified in Lebanon on Tuesday ahead of a cabinet session at Baabda Presidential Palace, where ministers are expected to debate the sensitive issue of Hezbollah’s weapons. The session comes amid mounting tensions in the streets, with Hezbollah supporters staging late-night motorbike rallies in Beirut’s southern suburbs and regions …

Unifying and deradicalizing Syria’s armed forces will be the regime’s most formidable challenge. The United States has now lifted all sanctions on Syria, except on some individuals and entities associated with the former Assad regime. Additionally, the United States has revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir …

Earlier this year, the Arab Gulf states were riding high. The energy crisis that followed the coronavirus pandemic had filled their coffers and renewed their roles as the stewards of global oil markets—and, in Qatar’s case, a reliable source of liquefied natural gas. Over the past few years, the Gulf …