Middle East & Africa
Genuine progress towards political solution, essential to end war in Syria
The year 2023 has presented more challenges for Syria, marked by devastating earthquakes, escalating humanitarian needs and the most severe fighting in years, the...
Displacing a Nation: What Led to (and Caused) the Gaza-Israel Catastrophe
The Hamas-Israel War has devastated Gaza and displaced its people. It could result in expulsions in the West Bank over time. It is about...
Failure in Gaza: Biden and Netanyahu… Who will leave First?
New tension is emerging in U.S.-Israeli relations, manifested in the public calls by President Biden to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease the...
Somalia’s 2023: A Year to Remember: From Arms Embargo Lift to Security and Economic Milestones
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and PM Hamza Abdi Barre’s tenure in 2023 can be regarded as a significant year of achievements for Somalia, reflecting...
Gaza and the Role of International Community
At least 19,453 people have been killed in Israel's ensuing assault on the Gaza Strip and at least 52,286 people injured, according to the...
Catching flack: Qatar’s Gaza mediation is a balancing act
A high-flyer at the center of efforts to negotiate temporary pauses and Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swaps, Qatar is catching flack for its relationship with Hamas...
Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’
The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights...
Future of Arab-Israel Relations
There have been worries expressed regarding the possible collapse of regional peace initiatives involving Israel and its Arab neighbors, especially Saudi Arabia, following the...
How China and Russia cancel IMEC and Ben Gurion Port Project
The Al-Aqsa Flood operation, led by the Hamas movement in the face of the Israeli occupation, comes primarily in the interest of China and...
Hamas maneuvering complicates efforts to secure new prisoner swaps
Israel wasn’t slamming the door on renewed indirect prisoner swap negotiations with Hamas when it this week barred David Barnea, the head of Mossad,...