Middle East

Turkey and Syria are looking for a solution to integrate Kurdish forces into the Syrian army

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

Turkey’s top diplomat and military and intelligence chiefs visited Syria on Monday as a deadline to implement a deal between authorities in Damascus and Kurdish-led...

Water scarcity and the tensions it generates will escalate in the Middle East

Middle East Shlomo Ben-Ami - December 17, 2025.

In early November, as Iran’s years-long drought reached an intensity “unprecedented in modern times,” crowds of worshippers gathered at a mosque in Tehran and tilted...

Risk of renewed violence and even partition of Yemen rises after southern offensive

Middle East Sharmila Devi - December 12, 2025.

Is Yemen heading towards partition? Following an offensive last week, UAE-backed separatists now control the oil-rich province of Hadhramaut and the rest of south Yemen, which...

Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war

Middle East TA | AP Insight - December 10, 2025.

A separatist group has seized control of an oil-rich region in southern Yemen, shattering a relative calm in the country’s stalemated civil war — a...

A year after Assad – Syria between reconciliation and new threats

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - December 7, 2025.

A year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria stands at a crossroads that could determine not only its own future but also the...

Is the Gaza ceasefire at a critical moment?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - December 6, 2025.

Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the remains of one...

Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing, but disputes remain

Middle East TA | AP Insight - December 3, 2025.

Israel said Wednesday that it would reopen the Rafah border crossing in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza. That could be a major development...

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