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Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood

Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed in car bombing

Safaa al Mashhadani, a Sunni Iraqi parliamentary candidate who served on the Baghdad Provincial Council, was killed by a car bomb, The National reported on October 15. Mashhadani, a candidate...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 23–29, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 23 and June 29. The IDF’s activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon, ...

Rocket fire marks first attack from Syria on Israel since Assad’s fall

On June 3, at approximately 10 pm Israeli time, two rockets were launched from Syrian territory and landed in the Golan Heights—the first such attack from Syria toward Israel since the fall...

The Druze chessboard between Syria and Israel

On May 29, an Israeli security official told the Saudi-owned Arabic news channel Al Arabiya that Israel “will not fight in support of any group in Syria.” The official added that while Israel...

Muslim Brotherhood branch in Egypt threatens Jordanian state

On April 24, Al Arabiya reported that the Muslim Brotherhood’s foreign branch, the “Change Movement,” issued a new call to its members in response to Jordanian authorities banning the group....

Jordan foils Muslim Brotherhood terrorist plot

On April 15, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) announced that it “foiled plans aimed at targeting national security, sowing chaos, and sabotage within Jordan.” The GID...

Iran reportedly smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via Beirut port

An unnamed “Western security source” told Al Arabiya and its Al Hadath sister channel that Hezbollah is using the Port of Beirut to smuggle weapons into Lebanon from Iran. The source told...

Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work

Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression”...

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: March 24–March 31

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between March 24 and 30, 2025. On Friday, unknown actors again fired rockets at northern...

IDF Strikes Beirut After Rockets Launched from Lebanon at Israeli Communities

Rockets Fired at Israel, IDF Retaliates: Two rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israeli communities on March 28. One projectile fell short, landing in Lebanese territory,...

Fierce clashes erupt between Assad loyalists and government forces in western Syria

On March 6, Syria witnessed the most intense and bloodiest clashes between the new Syrian government and loyalists to dictator Bashar al Assad since the Assad regime’s downfall on December 8. These battles...

Bridging the Gap

Turkey Between East and West

Israel assassinates commander of Hezbollah Radwan Force’s seaborne forces

On Tuesday, March 4, reports emerged that Israeli aircraft targeted and destroyed a vehicle in south Lebanon, killing its occupants. An unnamed Israeli official told Galei Tzahal, the Israel Defense...

US pushes countries to repatriate nationals in Syria’s displaced-persons camps

The US is urging countries to repatriate their nationals who reside in displaced-persons camps in eastern Syria. The potential change comes at a critical juncture in Syria after the fall of the Bashar...

Ahmad al Sharaa’s Victory Conference: Syria’s new era and an exclusive translation of Sharaa’s speech

On January 29, Syria’s new leadership, headed by Ahmad al Sharaa—formerly known as Abu Mohammad al Jolani, the emir of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) and previously the leader of Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate,...

Israel Secures its interests in Syria

Bashar al Assad’s regime fell in the early morning of December 8, withering away in the face of a mere 11-day onslaught by a coalition of opposition armed groups. Israel found itself caught off-guard by...

Why are Iran and Turkey moving to condemn Israel’s role in Syria?

It is interesting how quickly Iran, Turkey and also voices in Qatar have mobilized to single out Israel for critique regarding Syria.

Iran’s military budget is growing: What does that mean for the Middle East?

Iran wants to increase the accuracy of its range and the overall number of its ballistic missiles.

Saudi Official Views of Hamas

It is common these days in the Arab world to hear that Riyadh isn’t supporting the Palestinians enough, a comment on the noticeable shift in Saudi official views of Hamas since its October 7 invasion...