The Egyptian historical novelist Fathy Embaby is one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Arab literature, and he has recently published the…

Russia’s violation of Poland’s airspace, which resulted in NATO shooting down a number of drones flying over Polish territory, represents a serious…

The reverberations of Israel’s airstrikes against Hamas negotiators in Qatar on 9 September are still being felt, as diplomats, policymakers, and…

Since US President Donald Trump re-entered the White House in January, he has pursued with vigour a new US model linking security to economic…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to launch an attack against the leadership of Hamas during a meeting at their Qatar headquarters…

Israel carried out a strike targeting Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, marking a major escalation. This was seemingly the first time…

The fall of the Assad regime at the end of last year was the biggest blow yet to Iran and its so-called “Axis of Resistance.” For decades, Syria had…

In recent days, reports have indicated plans to sign, on 25 September during the UN General Assembly, an Israeli-Syrian agreement focused on security…

The Dubious Novelist by Syrian author Fawwaz Haddad is a densely woven story of a nation in the iron grip of a dictatorship. Teeming with characters…