Israeli defense officials warn that an international stabilization force could restrict IDF operations, strengthen Hamas, and erode Israel’s military achievements. The defense establishment assessed that the entry of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza could restrict the IDF’s freedom to conduct offensive operations, weaken its ability to act against …

The officials did not provide details about the social media accounts, platforms or organizations involved. They also did not say whether the operation was being directed by the Turkish government. Turkey is attempting to interfere in Israel’s upcoming election through activity on social media, senior Israeli security officials told The …

Iraq has lost tens of billions of dollars in revenue since the Iran war began in late February, after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz slashed oil exports, according to an aide to the country’s leader. Several development projects in Opec’s second-largest oil exporter have stalled because of the …

For decades Gulf money has poured into luxury property markets, trophy assets and the world’s best-known financial centres. But increasingly it is heading to a former Silk Road hub, where ageing gas infrastructure, a rapidly growing population and economic reforms offer the opportunity to invest in a new energy system. …

The number of vessels moving between Iran and the UAE has returned to pre-war levels after shipping resumed across the Arabian Gulf. Data from research company Kpler shows that 51 container ships made the crossing in the 29-day period between June 27 and July 25, five times as many as …

Iranian-backed Houthi strikes over the weekend on Saudi Arabia‘s Yanbu Red Sea terminal and the Jazan refinery matter less for the damage inflicted than for what they reveal: the vulnerability of the kingdom’s oil export safety valve, analysts told AGBI. While there is no evidence of shipment disruption, experts say …

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on July 25 at a meeting with Vladimir Putin offered him to stop the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian military plants buy in Kazakhstan all the ceramics made of beryllium, indispensable for military radars, The Insider found out. Exports of products from this chemical compound …

Key Takeaways Recent attacks on regional states by Iran’s proxies and partners enable Iran to maintain plausible deniability while continuing to advance its objective of coercing the United States to end the war in terms favorable to Iran, which include accepting Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia …

While it no longer enjoys primacy in Damascus, the Kremlin has proven itself able to adapt to the new reality, and Washington must play the long game in response. Today, Syria is a fundamentally different country from the one where Moscow intervened in September 2015 to preserve the rule of …

For over a century, the Western civil service model was hailed as the gold standard of modern governance. Today, especially in the US, we are witnessing loyalty replace merit and brazen corruption go unchecked. Drawing on China’s 2,000 years of bureaucratic history, Professor Fan Yongpeng argues that the system was …