Opinion

Sharaa's stepping in to fix policy failures outside the state's bureaucratic machinery looks to be an emerging pattern

Despite liberating the south 26 years ago, the militant group clung to its arms. Israel's reoccupation of these lands shows how its stubbornness proved fatal.

Iran-backed militias roam Iraq firing drones and missiles at neighbours, prompting only criticism from Baghdad. If the Iraqi government cannot get a grip, the region will face a future crisis

The similarities between 1956 and 2026 keep revealing themselves, as do the lessons

Both sides have been upbeat regarding progress made in negotiations, although a deal has yet to be reached

This is the most dangerous moment in decades for the West Bank. Its Palestinian representative body is sclerotic and paralysed, while the Israeli right is brazenly pursuing sovereignty.

The pontiff urges better oversight of a technology that will define the future, given its control by a small group of company leaders with some unpalatable views of the world.

Media outlets in Lebanon seem to come up with a new 'story' about Syria's aims and intentions every day. Who is behind them and what do they want?

Israel appears to view the "new Syria" through a strictly security lens and seeks to keep it weakened

Parties on the far right and left of Europe's political spectrum offer voters seemingly simple solutions to their long list of grievances. But is it so simple?

The New York City mayor's statement likely resonated with the growing number of Israelis who think that recognising the Nakba is an important first step toward reconciliation.

Without transparency, arrests carried out in the name of accountability risk becoming another tool for the government to consolidate control