As the conditional and temporary U.S. support for the YPG/PKK terror group in Syria has turned out to be permanent against Iran and Russia, Washington is moving into a strategic dead end in Syria. The [ More … ]
The rise in the exchange rate of the dollar, which has rallied in recent days, is ongoing. It is known that political reasons remain in the background of this rise. The last apparent reason is [ More … ]
On July 1, 2012, when the Egyptian military junta – theoretically – handed over power to the elected authority, the foreign reserves then was only $ 15.5 billion against $ 36 billion early 2011 when [ More … ]
How the Obama administration watched the demise of Arab democracy — and paved the way for Trump’s embrace of dictators. President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his [ More … ]
Amid thaw in ties between Ethiopia, Eritrea, relatives set to reunite through flight after 20 years The first Ethiopian Airlines commercial flight to neighbouring Eritrea in 20 years took off on Wednesday. With 456 passengers [ More … ]
As the Saudi-UAE offensive on the Yemeni port city of Hudaida continues and intensifies, there seems to be no solution that will serve the people of the city. Despite his efforts, the UN special envoy [ More … ]
An astute observer of Algeria and Morocco will notice that relations between the two countries have taken a dangerous turn and tensions have visibly increased. Bilateral relations over the last forty-odd years have been marked [ More … ]
This insight traces the different styles, eras, mechanisms, and transitions of Palestinian leadership across the past century and draws lessons for the future, arguing that there is hope for the Palestinian struggle in the current [ More … ]
By: Bill Law* Selling missiles to the Qataris is not only good business for the Russians; it also allows them to meddle in the conflicted and splintered politics of the Gulf states. Military experts refer to [ More … ]
A persistent narrative about Saudi Arabia describes the country as in perpetual struggle between the forces of modernity and the forces of traditionalism. This paper contributes to the on-going evaluation of this paradigm and its [ More … ]
The proxy war between the U.S. and Russia is a “dangerous path” to take, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmus said. Speaking at Istanbul Forum for Arab Journalists in Istanbul, Kurtulmus said: “I am [ More … ]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israeli intelligence had obtained a trove of “secret” documents outlining a clandestine nuclear program in Iran. On Sunday, Syria got rocked by a missile attack that appeared to ignite a munitions [ More … ]
Yemen’s collapse derives from a combination of internal rivalries between elites, rising demands of a poor population, and international interventions, both from the neoliberal international financiers and the politically-motivated actors in support or opposition to [ More … ]
Russia’s campaign in Syria has allowed Russia to re-emerge as a leading actor in the Middle East thanks, to a large extent, to the use of hard power and coercive diplomacy. As Moscow looks to [ More … ]
Despite al-Sisi’s certain victory a sweeping victory in the absence of real competition, in a contest dismissed by critics as a shame, much has been said about the importance of securing a high turnout. Preparing [ More … ]
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