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UAE forces to depart Yemen after Saudi demands, strikes

On December 30, the United Arab Emirates announced that its forces would leave Yemen after Saudi Arabia insisted that the UAE withdraw from the country the same day, echoing demands...

Southern Transitional Council seizes key areas of Yemen’s Hadramawt Governorate from rival government forces

Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces captured the city of Seiyun and other important civilian and military sites in Hadramawt Valley on December 3 after limited clashes with Yemeni Army...

Lebanon Must Answer the Pope’s Call for Peace

Lebanon, and the world, must heed the Pope of Peace over the so-called “Party of God,” Hezbollah. From the heart of Lebanon—a biblical land living under Hezbollah’s shadow—Pope Leo XIV issued...

Why Normalization with Israel Will Revive Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia risks irrelevance by tying its future to the failed Palestinian cause. Saudi Arabia is rapidly losing regional relevance, with Sunni rivals Qatar and Turkey encroaching on its traditional...

UK Police Cave to the Mob, Ban Israeli Soccer Fans Over ‘Safety Concerns’

Street thugs across Europe are making Israeli athletes and their supporters unsafe. At the same time, bureaucrats are attempting to make Israelis unwelcome at international competitions. Earlier this...

The Lebanese Demand Peace with Israel

“Break the taboos; we demand peace,” declared Marcel Ghanem, host of Lebanon’s premier talk show. “Demanding peace [with Israel] is not a crime,” he emphasized, challenging entrenched...

Netanyahu Hosts Egyptian Intelligence Chief for Discussions on Bilateral Ties

Rare Public Visit: In a rare official announcement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that he hosted Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad for talks in Jerusalem...

50 Years of Anti-Zionist Propaganda: Why the UN’s ‘Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People’ Must Be Dismantled

Game Over for Hamas

President Trump does not lend his name to a plan lightly. His 21-point program to end the Gaza War has garnered unprecedented support from Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan,...

Israel Is Not Lebanon’s Problem

Lebanon’s pursuit of its national interests is obstructed by a complex array of domestic and regional actors, with Hezbollah at the forefront, alongside some Arab capitals and the “Palestinian issue.”...

‘Illegitimate Claims’: United States Condemns Norwegian Decision to Divest From American Manufacturer Over Israel Ties

Norwegian Caterpillar Divestment Tied to Israel: The State Department has strongly criticized the decision of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to divest from the U.S.-based construction...

Israel’s security cabinet to convene on expanding military campaign against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet are expected to meet on August 7 to discuss and possibly approve expanding the war against Hamas and its allies in the Gaza Strip. If...

‘Palestinian State is One of the Fruits of October 7’: Emboldened Hamas Credits Its Violence for Gains as Released Hostage Video Spurs Outcry

Latest Developments Hamas Official Praises October 7 Atrocities: Qatar-based senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad claimed that Hamas’s October 7, 2023, atrocities in Israel spurred Western nations to...

Born dead: The New York Declaration for two states

The text includes a single clause that – given birthrates and demographics – kills chances for a workable solution

Did Qatar Just Take a Step Back From Hamas?

This week’s UN conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulted in a rare moment of international unity. On July 29, 17 countries, the European Union, and the Arab League, signed a declaration...

Victory over Iran gives Trump the chance to reshape Mid East with trade deals

Israel’s decisive victory over Iran’s Islamist regime has set Tehran’s nuclear plans back years at the least. It has also created a unique opening to normalize ties between Jerusalem...

‘Total Disconnection From Israeli Technology’: Spain Cancels Major Defense Contract With Israeli Subsidiary 

Spain Cancels Weapons Contract: Spain canceled a $325 million contract for anti-tank missiles with a subsidiary of the Israeli defense company Rafael, the Spanish Defense Ministry...

Anti-Israel Boycott Escalates Within Arab League and in Europe

Arab League Expands Boycott, Lauds BDS: A meeting of The Arab League in Cairo has resulted in the blacklisting of 20 companies over their alleged investments “in illegal settlements...

Iran’s Quds Force commander travels to Iraq ahead of Arab summit

Esmail Qaani, head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF), traveled to Iraq on May 14. He met with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al Araji after arriving...

Israel renews airstrikes in Syria as sectarian violence flares

Israel carried out several rounds of airstrikes in Syria between April 30 and May 3 that targeted an area near the presidential palace in Damascus and various sites containing military assets. Israel conducted...