Analysis

Recent threats from Hamas's armed wing against Israeli-backed militias in Gaza have heightened concerns that tensions will escalate into open confrontation

With Israel treating annexation of the West Bank as a fait accompli, what role will a new constitution play in bolstering Palestine's bid for statehood?

Amid sweeping food and aid restrictions, dozens of Israelis, including the Shin Bet chief's brother, have been indicted over alleged cigarette smuggling in Gaza

Despite the SDF's integration deal and peace talks with the PKK, Turkey appears set to maintain a long-term military presence in Syria and Iraq

As the prospect of a US-Iran showdown looms, Egypt's diplomatic efforts are motivated by deep concerns over national security and economic vulnerability

Despite the impression of diplomatic progress, Israeli restrictions, military threats, and bureaucratic obstacles deliberately render Gaza's truce unworkable

Damascus's outreach to the Kurdish National Council follows its integration agreement with the SDF and new power-sharing arrangements in Syria's northeast

The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will further entrench Libya's fractured status quo, deepening the conviction that the 'New Libya' is a failed experiment

What began as a quiet divergence between Saudi Arabia and the UAE now risks escalating into an overt struggle for dominance across the Horn of Africa

One year after it formed, the new technocratic government faces mounting challenges as it struggles to disarm Hezbollah and implement economic reforms