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Noelia de Alda

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad 31 August 2026
Israeli settlers take part in a weekly tour inside the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on 11 July 2026. Reuters

The minority in Israel that no longer needs to win votes

The settler movement's outsized influence in government allows it to put its far-right ideology into practice and facts on the ground

Ahmed Maher 10 August 2026
A view of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound after renovation work carried out by the Waqf, a Jordanian-backed body that oversees Muslim religious sites in Jerusalem, on 10 January 2018. THOMAS COEX / AFP

Why Al-Aqsa matters more than ever to Jordan

At a time when Amman's security ties with Washington are being questioned, asserting its custodianship role over Al Haram Al Sharif could win it favour at home

Neil Quilliam 25 August 2026
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Is an Israel-Syria pincer attack on Hezbollah in the works?

The experience of Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s is more useful as an analytical lens for understanding the thinking behind US calls for al-Sharaa to intervene than as a practical blueprint for action

Elie Kossaifi 22 August 2026
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Why Israel's outsized influence on global tech is worrying

From Apple's chips to Nvidia's data centres, Israeli tech has embedded itself in the global tech ecosystem. This comes with grave national security implications.

Marco Mossad 22 August 2026
Photos of the new head of the Israeli intelligence agency (Mossad), Roman Gofman (right); Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani; and the US Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack.
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Why Israel's strike in northern Syria surprised Damascus

Shaibani held several calls with the Mossad chief days before the strike, explaining why the airport's runway was being rehabilitated and that it had no hostile intentions, but Israel bombed it anyway

Ibrahim Hamidi 21 August 2026

Lebanon's government: between a rock and a hard place

Fares Garabet 19 August 2026
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP

Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

Kamal Alam 16 August 2026
 Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region, Ethiopia, on 29 June 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP

Why clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ominous

Both the government in Addis Ababa and armed Tigrayan independence fighters have their supporters, from as near as next door to as far away as Tel Aviv

Amr Emam 12 August 2026
Likud chairman Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at a polling station in Jerusalem in the country's fifth election in less than four years on 1 November 2022. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

Why Israel’s upcoming election might be its most pivotal

Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection as prime minister would hasten the illiberal drift

David E. Rosenberg 09 August 2026
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Trump's midterm loss opens a window for Iran diplomacy

11, Nov 2026

Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts

Alex Vatanka
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey carries the traditional red budget box as he leaves Downing Street in London on 28 October 2026. Reuters
Business & Economy

Britain's debt squeeze tests the pound’s power

11, Nov 2026

Rising borrowing costs and persistent inflation are narrowing the UK's fiscal room for manoeuvre, exposing the limits of monetary independence

Abdulfattah Khattab
Crew members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy ship Qi Jiguang wave as their ship prepares to dock on 2 August 2026. JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP
Politics

China eyes greater security role in the Red Sea

12, Nov 2026

Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch

Charbel Barakat
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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