Middle Orient

Analysis: After Israel’s strikes last year and amid heightened tensions with the US, do Iran’s air defence capabilities still pack a punch? Amid heightened tensions with the United States, Iran has sought to emphasise the effectiveness of its air defences, which Israel hit with deadly airstrikes in October. Whether this …

Mahmoud Abbas called Hamas ‘sons of dogs’ saying that they were giving Israel excuses to continue the brutal war on Gaza Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas slammed Hamas on Wednesday, demanding the group relinquish control over Gaza, fully disarm, and free Israeli captives held in the enclave. The comments were …

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Iranian Majles member Mohammad-Reza Sabbaghian said in a Majles session that the solution to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and U.S. President Trump is to build nuclear weapons. He said that Iran must “stand strong against the bully.” He posted a video of his speech on his Instagram account on April …

On International Qods Day, marked by the Iranian regime this year on March 28, 2025,[1] Ayatollah Ahmad Alam Al-Hoda, Friday prayer imam for the city of Mashhad and representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Khorasan Razavi province, and a member of the Assembly of Experts that is tasked …

The ongoing discussions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the new Syrian administration over the integration of military forces have hit a series of roadblocks, reflecting deeper tensions in the country’s post-Assad transition. While the administration pushes for a unified army under the Ministry of Defense, the SDF seeks …

In a previously unannounced diplomatic encounter, Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa met with Nechirvan Barzani, President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey. The surprise meeting carried significant implications, particularly due to its timing and location in a region characterised by volatility and rapidly …

Syrian security forces have arrested two senior members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement in Damascus, in what sources describe as part of a broader “security procedure” rather than a criminal investigation. The arrests come at a time of increasing international pressure on Syria’s transitional government to distance itself …

Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has visited Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, marking his second trip to the city in two months. According to local officials speaking to Al-Araby al-Jadeed, the visit began on Wednesday and will last two days. On the first …

The name Rafah once evoked images of sea-breeze evenings, Friday picnics under fig trees, and streets so familiar they felt like the palm of my hand. Now, the name echoes differently — I hear evacuation orders, war maps, and headlines forecasting its erasure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently declared …