On 8 January, during ongoing tensions in northern Syria, the Syrian army launched an operation against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…

President Ahmed al-Sharaa's decision to issue a decree guaranteeing the rights of the Kurdish community in Syria—a community that had suffered…

As 2026 begins, China stands at a decade-long inflection point. Beijing’s leadership faces mounting pressure to demonstrate that its state-directed…

For decades, mystery and thriller novels were routinely dismissed across the Arab world as vapid entertainment—works designed to distract rather than…

The conflict in Sudan continues unabated, with over 100,000 killed. Millions more are displaced and suffer from food insecurity and the collapse of…

Several countries in the Arabian Gulf and North Africa are emerging as some of the world’s biggest players in the rapidly expanding green hydrogen…

Alliances in the Middle East can no longer be viewed through the familiar lens of traditional conflicts or the ideological divides that shaped the…

In mid-January, Ali Shaath was appointed the leader of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). A civil engineer, technocrat,…

In modern international diplomacy, few developments carry more weight than the quiet withdrawal of a superpower, which is unfolding as the United…