The new Lebanese premier's visit to Hezbollah's heartlands was met with orchestrated protests. But quietly, many support him, knowing the militia is to blame for the destruction that befell them.

Badia Fahs

Amidst an emerging new world order, Saudi Arabia continues to pursue a foreign policy that maintains diplomatic channels with all global power centres and diversifies its partnerships worldwide

Ibrahim Hamidi

An Israeli politician said Cairo could have its huge debt pile disappear in a puff of smoke if it took on management and responsibility for Gaza. Here's why it was right to say no.

Amr Emam

An approach that upholds national unity while accommodating regional diversity offers the best path forward

Haid Haid

The imprisoned Kurdish leader's call could be a watershed moment, but experienced Turkish politicians are not (yet) holding their breath

Omer Onhon

An estimated 14% of the region's inhabitants―110 million people―are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The reality millions face this Ramadan could not be starker.

Hanan Balkhy

Syria and Lebanon face the daunting challenge of deriving political legitimacy through popular backing—something that even supposedly democratic Western nations have struggled to secure

Houssam Itani

Despite its bid to present itself as inclusive, it has failed to reassure many. Without course correction, it risks becoming a superficial gesture rather than an opportunity for genuine change.

Haid Haid

Tehran fully grasps the magnitude of its losses and is now recalibrating its regional strategy, especially with the new administration of Donald Trump in power in Washington

Ibrahim Hamidi

Trump says Ukraine's president better move fast, or he may not have a country left. This is music to Russia's ears, which, according to the US president, holds the cards.

Con Coughlin

Trump seems poised to turn off the spigot to the Ukraine war machine as he pursues an end to the conflict with Russia. Kyiv looks set to join a long list of US allies abandoned by Washington.

Houssam Itani

Hamas's Al-Aqsa Flood operation proved to be an invaluable gift to Israel, accelerating the demise of the two-state solution

Badia Fahs