Middle East

Interim administration or permanent crisis – where does the new plan for Gaza lead?

Middle East The Editorial Board - September 30, 2025.

Yesterday, Donald Trump, at a joint appearance with Benjamin Netanyahu, presented a framework plan for Gaza. The idea was not new – the international community has...

Iran awaits the reimposition of UN sanctions amid an increasingly severe economic crisis

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 27, 2025.

As Iran's ailing economy braced Saturday for the reimposition of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves...

Has Trump shored up the Middle East’s creaking Pax Americana?

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - September 25, 2025.

Donald Trump did something quite uncharacteristic at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. No, not the latest apparent U-turn on Ukraine. He...

How will Israel retaliate to the wave of recognitions of the Palestinian state?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 22, 2025.

With the beginning of the gathering of world leaders at the annual session of the UN General Assembly, Israel announced its unilateral actions in response...

Pakistan’s nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia

Middle East TA | AP Insight - September 19, 2025.

Pakistan’s defense minister says his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact, marking the...

More Americans say Israel has 'gone too far' in the Gaza conflict

US TA | AP Insight - September 18, 2025.

At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory as...

Summit of Arab and Muslim countries – a response to the Israeli attack in the heart of Qatar

Middle East The Editorial Board - September 14, 2025.

The Israeli airstrike on Doha on 9 September was a moment that fundamentally shook the balance in the Middle East. The missiles fired at the Qatari...

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