Middle East

Israel's Christians fear growing harassment

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 14, 2026.

Sister Mayela wears her black veil and habit as she walks to work near where another Catholic nun was violently attacked in Jerusalem’s Old City...

Lebanon passes a controversial general amnesty law

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 12, 2026.

Lebanon's parliament Wednesday passed a controversial general amnesty law, a day after a majority of legislators voted to formally abolish the death penalty. Lawmakers who backed...

Netanyahu tests the limits of Trump’s Board of Peace

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 10, 2026.

Nickolay Mladenov, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and former UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, now the High Representative...

Is Tehran overestimating its position in relation to the Strait of Hormuz?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 8, 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran's leaders...

Riyadh is making a backup plan for its security

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - August 8, 2026.

On 7 August, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca, whose most important provision is that an armed attack on...

Defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan strengthens collective deterrence

Middle East TA | AP Insight - August 7, 2026.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials...

What does Russia's space architecture behind Iran's precision retaliation look like?

Middle East Nawaf Obaid - August 5, 2026.

Modern warfare is no longer decided by the performance of a single aircraft, missile, or satellite.  It is increasingly determined by the ability to integrate multiple...

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