Middle East

Can the outcome of Israel's election change its policies towards the Palestinians?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 26, 2026.

Even if Tuesday’s pivotal elections in Israel mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decades-long political career, his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank...

The Saudi–Emirati rapprochement: unifying the front, or managing the discord?

Middle East Siba Madwar - October 24, 2026.

Talks in Abu Dhabi on 18 October between Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi defence minister, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE president, suggest...

Saudi bets fail to pay off on either security or economic fronts

Middle East Sharmila Devi - October 23, 2026.

While Saudi Arabia suffers the consequences of the wars in Yemen and Iran, it is unlikely that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman known as MBS...

Israel: First, get rid of Netanyahu

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - October 22, 2026.

The upcoming elections in Israel will, contrary to what is being bandied about, not be the most consequential in that country’s history. The short- to medium-term...

Trump wants to choose Israel’s government

Middle East The Editorial Board - October 20, 2026.

On 18 October, nine days before parliamentary elections in Israel, Donald Trump said that “anyone but Bibi” would be the wrong leader for the country. He...

Can the new government pull Israel out of the trap that Netanyahu led it into?

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - October 17, 2026.

In Hungary’s general election in April, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist government was toppled not by some leftist opposition, but rather by a center-right...

Do taxes imposed by Hamas prevent the entry of commercial goods in Gaza?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - October 15, 2026.

No commercial goods have entered the Gaza Strip for two days, Israeli authorities said Thursday, blaming the suspension on merchants angered by taxes imposed by...

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