The latest Israeli strikes on Abu al-Duhur airbase in northern Syria destroyed its runways, yet they came dangerously close to igniting something far…

Death has long been a mystery. People have tried to explain it, imagine what comes after, and confront its finality through rituals that express its…

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that anyone carrying a smartphone was holding “a piece of Israel” in their hand, the remark…

Pakistan's two-year term on the United Nations Security Council has coincided with one of the most turbulent stretches in the region's recent history…

Several phone calls, not just one, took place last week between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Roman Gofman, the new head of Mossad,…

On 29 June, Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed Saddam Haftar to the seventh floor of the State Department, an unusual place to host a military…

Bond markets are unsettled, and so, in turn, is America’s government. On 19 August, the Treasury said that from next month it would increase its own…

For two decades, China’s growing presence in Latin America was largely understood through commodities, trade, and sovereign lending. Today, that…

The ‘new Syria’ looks to be heading towards a decisive juncture. After the fall of the Assad regime in 2024, the new government led by President…

From its opening lines, Contrary to What Came Before, the new novel by Egyptian writer Ezzat El Kamhawi, does not seem especially promising. For…