Middle East

Prisons in Syria – Incubators of terrorism

Middle East Sharmila Devi - July 19, 2024.

The US-led coalition may have defeated ISIS on the battlefield but it is allowing an “incubator of terrorism” to fester in the Al Hol detainee...

What is the scope of Chinese mediation in the inter-Palestinian dialogue?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 16, 2024.

Beijing sees an opportunity for its new influence in the Middle East in the mediation of negotiations between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority on Gaza's...

Realpolitik towards the Taliban should not marginalise humanitarian issues

Middle East Sharmila Devi - July 7, 2024.

Barely two weeks after the UN noted it was 1,000 days since Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban banned girls from attending secondary school, the global body oversaw...

The new president of Iran between a crisis of legitimacy and a change of state policy

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - July 4, 2024.

The new Iranian president, who will take office tomorrow, will convey Tehran's establishment's long-term vision for resolving the country's numerous internal issues and external crises. The...

Yazidis feel betrayed and abandoned almost 10 years after ISIS genocide

Middle East Sharmila Devi - June 28, 2024.

By the end of next month, about 155,000 displaced people, most of them Yazidis who have already faced violence and much upheaval, will be forced...

Israel has already lost a possible war with Hezbollah, its allies should now try to limit the damage

Middle East Ferry Biedermann - June 27, 2024.

The chances of all-out war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah are greater now than at any time in recent years but that doesn’t necessarily mean...

Will Benny Gantz's departure from the war cabinet lead to a change in Israeli policy?

Middle East Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - June 10, 2024.

Former Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz had little choice but to leave the war cabinet and thus keep his word from the May ultimatum to...

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