Netanyahu
EUROPE
Macron’s Palestine Gambit: France First G7 Nation to Back Statehood
France’s recognition of Palestine sets a bold G7 precedent, aiming to revive peace talks and reshape European Middle East policy.
WORLD
Poker Face: Russia’s Transactional Game
Putin promised partnership to Iran, friendship to Israel, and mediation to Trump; Moscow's Middle East strategy is beautifully duplicitous.
BUSINESS
Trump May Have Found His Match in the UAE
Donald Trump visits Abu Dhabi in a new era of US-Gulf diplomacy, blending business with diplomacy in the Middle East, as the UAE redefines U.S.-GCC ties.
Gaza War
‘Out of the Box’: Trump’s Latest Deal of the Century
In the first official visit of a foreign leader to President Trump's White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds President Trump's latest deal as 'out-of-the-box thinking'.
EXCLUSIVE
Europe Must Save Middle East Diplomacy From Trump’s ‘Deals’Â
Donald Trump's shift to imperialism demands Europe, specifically the founding members of the EU-27, to recognise the state of Palestine.
Popular
Iran and Lebanon Bind Their Fates Again
Iran's bond with Lebanon is not a side alliance but one of the central hinges of the regional conflict, and Israel's latest strikes on Lebanese territory are making that clear again.
Kushner Sazan Resort Pits Luxury Against Conservation
Albania's planned Kushner-backed resort is turning a protected coast into a test of how far tourism-led development can override environmental law, anti-corruption institutions, and public trust at once.
UAE Prisoner Swaps Are Building a Post-War Stake
Since 2022 the UAE has mediated 24 prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine, and what Abu Dhabi built during the war will shape who benefits when peace comes.
Syria’s New State Looks Alarmingly Rural
Post-Assad Syria is not settling into a new national centre. It is hardening into a patchwork of rural power bases, clan ties, and competing local loyalties.
Somalia Electoral Crisis Worsens the Federal Fracture
Mogadishu's two-day firefight over a contested presidential term tells Jubaland, Puntland and Somaliland that federal authority ends at the gun barrel.
