Erdogan’s Moment of Glory: Reinventing Turkey’s Islamic Past
Friday, July 24, 2020, would be long remembered in Turkey. On this day the iconic Hagia Sophia was opened for Friday prayers after a...
UN special tribunal: suspects tried for killing of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri
A UN-backed tribunal will give its verdict Friday on the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri, but questions will remain over a...
Israel joins the ‘tiddi dal’ club: Locusts anyone?
From biblical plague to modern day protein, one firm in Israel wants to make locusts a sustainable food choice in the Holy Land and...
Palestinian refugees in Israel cornered by coronavirus
A second wave of coronavirus infections sweeping the Israeli-occupied West Bank is fuelling fears of a surge in overcrowded Palestinian refugee camps where social...
Breaking with the past: China hints at greater political engagement in the Middle East
China is contemplating greater political engagement in the Middle East in what would constitute a break with its longstanding effort to avoid being sucked...
Lebanese PM slams ‘dangerous’ Israeli military escalation
Lebanon's premier condemned Tuesday a "dangerous military escalation" by Israel after a security incident at the border led the Jewish state to fire artillery...
Israel: attempted attack by Hezbollah blocked
Israel said it had repelled an attempted attack by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on Monday, but the Lebanese group denied any...
As the Libyan conflict widens, ugly designs are unveiled
The Libyan war goes on as the international community appears to have run out of options on how to bring the warring factions to...
Israel protests continue: calls for Netanyahu’s resignation grow
"We won't leave until Bibi leaves." Israel's struggle to contain the coronavirus has stirred deep-seated resentment towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and protests demanding...
Israel arrests Palestinian Jerusalem governor suspected for ‘terrorism’
Israel is investigating the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem over suspected terrorism, in the first such allegation against the often-arrested leader, his lawyer said Monday. https://twitter.com/MiddleEastMnt/status/1285429304197877762 Adnan...
The demise of Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
Jordan's top court has dissolved the country's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement, an official said Thursday, citing the group's failure...
The China-Iran deal: Not about business but strategic communication
Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air that carries messages to its opponents....