Christopher Nolan’s new film revives a story long confined to schoolbooks. Its new lease of life on the big screen has not only racked up box-office…

If the Syrian army enters Lebanon, factions of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces will cross the border into Syria. If the US launches a ground…

For sceptics, it is no coincidence that there is renewed fighting in the West Bank in the run-up to an Israeli election in which settler-supported…

Far from getting rid of its myriad armed factions, the Iraqi government has watched uncomfortably as more have sprung up over recent months, adding…

Some transformations overtake states without ever being formally declared. Often, this is not for reasons of secrecy. Rather, the state gets so…

The US and Arabian Gulf countries are leveraging their political and financial clout to expedite oil pipeline projects aiming to bypass blockages…

During his recent White House meeting with President Donald Trump, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun – referring to heavy civilian casualties and…

Israel’s political history is littered with the unaccomplished ambitions of former generals. In a country where the armed forces are held in the…

With Hamas having finally decided to disarm in Gaza, it can now be revealed why Russia stepped back from its support for the Palestinian group, as…