Middle East & Africa
Gaza After War: Clashing Visions, Power Struggles, and an Uncertain Future
Although the war in Gaza continues, debates over its aftermath are already intensifying — focusing not only on the challenge of reconstruction but also...
The Fall of Bashar al-Assad: Examining the Reasons and What Happens Next
Bashar al-Assad didn’t lose power in a dramatic instant. No single battle tipped the scales. No shocking betrayal sealed his fate. No decisive political...
Restoring Classrooms, Inspiring Futures in Syria
The end of a turbulent chapter in Syria’s history at the tail-end of 2024 marked a pivotal moment in Syria’s history, presenting both immense...
Why is America’s Middle East strategy undermining its own global influence
One thing's for sure: U.S. relations with Arab nations are sailing through stormy seas these days. Every unilateral move by Washington further erodes the...
The Calling Part 2: Trump’s Unexpected Twist
In my earlier article titled "Calling out for Egypt: Why is Global Pressure Intensifying for Evacuating Gaza?" published shortly after the events of October...
Unlocking Africa’s potentials under new AUC leadership
Amid rapidly-growing uncertainty and challenges, the mid-February election of the African Union Commission's chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, during the summit in Addis Ababa, signifies...
Netanyahu’s Quest to Attack Iran with the ‘Mother of all Bombs’
In a press conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “finish the job” against Iran with...
Horn of Africa’s Pride: Mohamed Ali Yousef Leads the African Union
Saturday February 15, 2025, In a historic moment for the Horn of Africa and the broader East African region, Mohamed Ali Yousef has been...
China-Brokered Iran-Israel Peace: Suez Security & Gaza Stability Deal
After the US President Trump's administration and the West with him exerted maximum pressure on both Egypt and Jordan in order to displace Palestinians...
DRC Crisis: Start of a Wider Regional Conflict
27th January, 2025. For the second time in the last ten years, rebels from the March 23 Movement, or M23, captured Goma– the provincial...