As the deadline set by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government to bring all weapons under state control approaches, tensions have risen in Iraq…

Since the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, Syria’s new military, security, and intelligence institutions have worked tirelessly to secure…

The optimisation of Russian military forces and assets in Syria—at the Hmeimim airbase and the port in Tartus—began in early 2025. The recent…

In the Pacific, the US and Japan are looking to exploit deep-sea mineral resources to counter China’s dominance of rare-earth supply chains, amid…

It is no longer a secret that US President Donald Trump proposed that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa send his troops into Lebanon to disarm…

Just as in many other parts of the world, football commands an interest and a passion in Arab societies that is rarely rivalled by alternatives. This…

US President Donald Trump has re-entered the Nile dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia at a time when the conflict has fundamentally changed. The…

Saddam Haftar’s recent public statements struck all the old tunes: partnership, shared interests, national unity, and weapons placed under the…