Middle East

Talks and elections unlikely to dislodge obstacles to peace in Lebanon

Middle East Sharmila Devi - October 9, 2026.

Many in the Middle East are nervously watching Israeli elections to be held on 27 October, not least the Lebanese who wonder if and when...

Turkish and Pakistani soldiers in Saudi Arabia: defence or participation in the war in Yemen?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - October 7, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan decided on 5 October, at an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh, to turn the joint defence agreement their leaders had signed...

Netanyahu chooses Jerusalem for showdown with London

Middle East The Editorial Board - October 7, 2026.

The deadline Israel has given the UK to close its Consulate General in East Jerusalem expires on Thursday 8 October. Behind the administrative wording lies a...

A Saudi-led coalition began a major offensive against the Houthi rebels

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 5, 2026.

Forces of Yemen’s internationally recognized government began a major offensive Monday against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on the country's Red Sea coast, under an intensified...

Difficult questions arise after the euphoria over the rescue of the Flydubai flight

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 4, 2026.

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates shared with Israel a list of passengers and crew ahead of the FlyDubai flight on which a pilot attempted...

Saudi Arabia vs the Houthis – when strategic patience ends

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - October 4, 2026.

For more than a decade, Saudi Arabia has confronted the Houthi problem with virtually every instrument available short of imposing a definitive military solution. It has...

Of plastic slippers and ballistic missiles: what is the Houthis' military power?

Middle East Adrien Fontanellaz - October 1, 2026.

The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Ansar Allah movement, colloquially known as the Houthis, reignited from July 2026 onwards before escalating drastically from early...

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