Syria has entered a new phase, bringing to a close the political “honeymoon” that followed the regime’s collapse late last year. Several developments…

In 1989, the warring parties in Lebanon’s 14-year civil war agreed to end the fighting and settled on a system that allocated elements of power to…

A global race for minerals is unfolding across the world—a critical component of modern technology which has become a key driver of economies and…

Kuwait is quietly undergoing a subtle but significant administrative reboot—one that is beginning to yield tangible results. While regional attention…

America’s economy heavily depends on imported minerals vital for technology, energy, and defence. In 2024, the US was 100% import-reliant for 12 of…

At the White House on Friday, 8 August, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia signed a long-awaited…

The UN conference on a two-state solution at the end of July was a further important step in enhancing the prospects of establishing a Palestinian…

In recent years, sprawling, multi-generational epics have made a comeback in Arabic literature. Instead of telling a single story, these ambitious…

The fall of the Assad regime raised hopes that the era of wartime shortages was finally over. But in Sweida, that hope is quickly fading. While…