Israel

Forty-seven years ago, Sadat prayed at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and addressed the Knesset. His visit to Israel rendered him an outcast in the Arab world until he was assassinated on 6 October 1981.

The general feeling within Netanyahu's entourage is one of jubilation. In fact, they couldn't have picked more favourable appointees themselves.

Moscow has boosted its military presence in southern Syria near deconfliction lines with Israel, and its revitalised interest in being a key regional player hasn't gone unnoticed in Israel

A new wave of social and demographic re-engineering is unfurling that includes Syrians, Palestinians, and displaced Lebanese Shiites

Despite sanctions, Iran is still a big oil producer, with huge refining capacity. It also controls waterways crucial to the flow of Gulf oil. Yet the West has reserves and China's demand is dropping.

As we bear witness to the endless livestream of death and destruction on our phones, it is important to call Israel's war on Gaza what it truly is: a genocide

Militaries around the world will face competitive pressures to increase their reliance on AI, but to avoid catastrophe, its use must be guided by laws, rules, and norms

As the flames of conflict spread, Iraqis—much like the Palestinians and Lebanese before them—could find themselves ensnared in a struggle they neither instigated nor can control