Egypt is acting as a bridge between the United States and Eritrea in a diplomatic effort that may prove consequential. It brought together US advisor…

The US maritime blockade of Iran does not just aim to curb Iranian oil exports but to reshape the network of routes through which this oil travels…

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In the book When the Jewish Balconies of Wadi Abu Jamil Went Dark, veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad documents the lives of Beirut’s Jews,…

The electoral earthquake that shook Hungary on 12 April brought an end to 16 years of rule by Viktor Orbán, one of the most prominent symbols of the…

Since the United States and Israel first launched their attacks on the Islamic Republic on 28 February 2026, Russian and Chinese satellite support to…

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Economic blockades have long served as instruments of coercion, deliberately positioned in the grey zone between diplomacy and war. They have been…

There are very few countries in the world that haven't been affected by the disruption to maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Global supplies…

In a way, the impasse between the United States and Iran over the still-closed Strait of Hormuz boils down to storage. The Trump administration…