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“Paris could become a battlefield!” This was how commentators speculated about a “solidarity with Palestine” demonstration that the police had authorized for last Saturday. The concern was not groundless. A few days before, a Harris opinion poll had shown that 82 percent of the French feared a…

Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan's decision to dismiss two armed movement officials in Darfur from their government positions a few days ago, created a sharp debate about the Juba Peace Agreement between the Sudanese government and several armed movements. The agreement, which had been…

In 1948, the first war between a newly established Jewish state and newly independent Arab countries broke out. In a sense, the battles were fought between a Zionist militia and seven regular armies led by conservative notables. The wars that followed, in 1956, 1967, and 1973, were fought between…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel would assume “overall security responsibility” in the Gaza Strip after the war indefinitely. Netanyahu told ABC News that Gaza should be governed by “those who don't want to continue the way of Hamas." This is the clearest statement…

Everyone who was expecting the Iranians to see the war in Gaza as their chance to erase Israel after constantly threatening to do so, was shocked by the degree of restraint the Iranians have shown and the regime's capacity to digest the shame felt by its hardliners at home and allies in full view…

Discussing the start and developments of the deadly war taking place in Gaza is inescapable, but so are the questions of how this war will end, who will raise the white flag first, and for what price. The ongoing Israeli military assault, which has spared no civilian lives or facilities, is…

One month after the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, we can say that its objectives go beyond undercutting Israel’s security, standing up to its arrogance, and dealing a blow to the prestige of its so-called invincible army. It would be misguided to underestimate the political gains made by those who…

Horrors are not new to the sick Middle East. Its blood has been shed in many wars and across many maps. The wars often end in a settlement that goes against the ambitions of those who fired the first bullet. There remains one endless war: The Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It often lies in…

Combatants, victims, those impacted, and observers monitoring its developments are not the only ones present in war. Figures or symbols summoned for this or that reason also make their presence felt. In religious wars, for example, prophets, messengers, martyrs who died defending the faith, and…

It is clear that Iran's current objective is to get a seat at the next negotiation table, irrespective of where negotiations will be held or what is discussed, be it the release of Israeli hostages or ending the war in Gaza. At the same time, it wants to ensure that the infrastructure of Hamas’s…

Throughout history, at least until our post-modernist times, war was regarded as the highest of human pursuits, one that enlisted other pursuits such as politics, industry, and even literature in its service. Aristotle gave war a thumbs up because it was “the key to peace.” Neo-Platonics regarded…

The aim of the upcoming Arab-African Summit in Riyadh is to introduce a promising partnership through which we hope to develop practical solutions for developing Arab-African cooperation and to catch up with the emerging and influential international powers in the African arena. The summit seeks to…