Benjamin Netanyahu is used to less protests and less accusations of war crimes than he got in Washington this week. Everyone wondered what he had in mind for Gaza. The 'Abraham Alliance,' apparently…

Con Coughlin

World affairs often centre on the Middle East, but simple hopes for regional solidarity underestimate the complex reality of its politics. It is easier to ask questions than find answers.

Houssam Itani

Shocking images from the Strip are seared onto the world's conscience. They show the forces at work as fighting goes on, where one life can be seen as worth more than another.

Alia Mansour

'Leave the World Behind' on Netflix predicts the danger of widespread software disruption. It should be seen as a warning over the looming dangers of the AI age and humanity's vulnerability.

Khaled Kassar

When in the White House from 2017-21, Donald Trump worked with various actors over Syria, taking a range of actions. Are there lessons to be learned from that for Kyiv?

Ibrahim Hamidi

By choosing a relatively inexperienced 38-year-old Senator from Ohio to be his Vice President, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a target audience in mind. It could well work.

Con Coughlin

The Republican candidate's pick for vice president is highly significant as November's election looms, with a wave of change already sweeping the US, into a pivotal and fateful vote

Houssam Itani

Barbed and personal attacks by the 2024 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates create a charged and feverish atmosphere. Very few will be surprised that it turned violent.

Ibrahim Hamidi

A few days ago, Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces party, issued a demand on social media, aimed at the country’s education minister…

Alia Mansour

The Islamic Resistance of Iraq has claimed 120 attacks on Israel since November in operations that have become increasingly coordinated and sophisticated in nature

Haid Haid

The president is struggling, but his challenger is no spring chicken, and the Senate has been described as a nursing home. The US political system seems fairly fixed, so can the young break through?

Houssam Itani

At the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., Blinken announced that the first batch of F-16 fighter jets would be sent to Ukraine. But is it too little, too late?

Con Coughlin