Country: Middle East

Hiba Abdulwahhab - 31/08/2026

September 30 will test whether Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's promises are real

The withdrawal of US-led coalition forces will remove the justification used by Iran-aligned factions to […]
The Liberum - 30/08/2026

The America we imagined: When democracy prevails over political money

There is an America that has long existed in the political imagination, at home and […]
Rafic Taleb - 29/08/2026

Turkey’s proxies are out: Who controls Syria’s new army?

The removal from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army of Sayf al-Din Bulad, better known as […]
Oscar Hammerstein - 28/08/2026

After Ceuta, the focus is on migrants from the Maghreb: Moroccans stand out for criminal behaviour

Much has been written in recent weeks about the events in Ceuta. Too much of […]
The Liberum - 25/08/2026

The veil of oppression: Why the Belgian Burqa Ban is a victory for women's rights

When the debate over the burqa and other face-covering veils was beginning in Europe, I […]
Nadia Ahmad - 23/08/2026

From Assad to Erdogan: How Israel and the U.S. made the wrong chess move

Israel's northern horizon is changing, and this time the name causing concern in Jerusalem is […]
Nadia Ahmad - 19/08/2026

The orphans of the Arab Republic: Are secular Sunnis becoming the new minority of the Levant?

The secular Sunni Arab saw himself as the natural centre of the modern Middle East. […]
Emile Fakhoury - 18/08/2026

The quiet intelligence of disagreeing well

A quote crossed my desk recently that stopped me mid-scroll: *"A true sign of intelligence […]
Max von Kreyfelt - 16/08/2026

One half keeps an eye on the other

George Orwell was wrong about one important thing when he wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four (published in […]
Rafic Taleb - 16/08/2026

Fault lines of war: Iran, Lebanon, and the coming regional breakup

The war on Iran lacked a unified strategy. It began as a disagreement at the […]
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