Why Saudi Arabia is turning back to Islamism – and against Israel
Economic strain and domestic pressure are pushing Riyadh toward a regional realignment. Washington ought to pay attention
Dubai
Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ...
Op-eds
Lessons from Doha: Eject Hamas now
Israel’s strike on Doha shattered the illusion that Hamas’s leaders could hide safely behind Gulf skylines. But a look further back shows this immunity had gaps. The...
Op-eds
United Kingdom Reissues Travel Alert for UAE, Warning of ‘Very Likely’ Terrorist Attacks on Jewish Targets
British Government Issue Warning: The United Kingdom reissued a travel advisory for the United Arab Emirates on August 11, warning that “terrorists are very likely to try to carry...
Flash Briefs
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...
Op-eds
Why Are Gulf Countries Not Speaking Out Against Their Rival Iran?
Since 1979, Iran has been a problem for Arab Gulf capitals. Tehran has exported its radical Islamism and terrorism across the region, built loyalist militias, agitated popular opinion against Gulf governments,...
Op-eds
North Korean Hackers Launder $1.5 Billion Largest Crypto Heist In History
If you want to launder $1 billion in cryptocurrencies, consult a North Korean hacker.
Policy Briefs
Lebanon May Be Ready for Peace With Israel. Both Sides Need to Prepare
With Hezbollah sidelined, both Israelis and Lebanese must start thinking beyond security and cease-fire arrangements and start saying the word peace, louder and louder. The more the P word is uttered, the more normal it becomes
Op-eds
Lebanon’s Neutrality Must Include Arabs vs. Israel
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did well by recommending that the different Lebanese factions replace their allegiance to foreign powers with unity and independence, suggesting that he supported Lebanon’s...
Op-eds
‘I Don’t See an Alternative to What’s Being Proposed’: UAE Envoy Speaks Out on Trump Gaza Proposal
‘We’re All in the Solutions-Seeking Business’: The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States stated on February 12 that currently, there is “no alternative”...
Flash Briefs
Unpacking Iran’s counterintelligence apparatus
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued “seeking information” posters for two operatives of the Islamic Republic’s intelligence services implicated in the 2007 abduction...
Op-eds
A fake genocide meets a real one
The obsession with Jews and Israel diverts column inches and airtime away from humanitarian crises that are far more dire than Gaza and far more intractable.
Op-eds
‘Systematic Murder’: Biden Administration Calls Out Genocide in Sudan
RSF Murders and Rapes Non-Arab Civilians: The State Department on January 7 accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliated Arab militias in Sudan of committing genocide...
Flash Briefs
A new window into the Assad regime’s narcotrafficking operations
In the wake of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, footage began circulating that allegedly showed production hubs in Syria for the amphetamine-like drug fenethylline, now commonly known by one of its former brand...
Op-eds
After COP29, Israel and the Region Can Reaffirm the Abraham Accords Vision
Cooperation on climate change is both an environmental necessity and a proven means of building peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors.
Op-eds
Germany Shuts Down Iranian Consulates, Urges Sanctions Following Citizen’s Execution
Germany will close all three of its Iranian consulates in response to the Islamic Republic’s execution of a German-Iranian dual citizen and prominent dissident earlier this week,...
Flash Briefs
Iran Executes German-Iranian Dissident Who Lived in California
Tehran executed Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian dual national who lived in Los Angeles for some two decades, Iranian state media reported on October 28. Iranian security forces...
Flash Briefs
A superficial approach to Iran’s illicit oil exports will backfire
The British government announced on Sept. 17, 2023, that it would dissolve a network of oil trading companies headed by Hossein Shamkhani, son of former Secretary of Iran’s Supreme...
Op-eds
The Story of the Next Lebanon War Starts Now
Beirut, the once-fabled “Paris of the Middle East”, has been down on its luck in recent years. The lack of attention to Lebanon’s decline is now translating into complacency about the combustible...
Op-eds
Israel Renews Water-Sharing Agreement With Jordan Despite Strained Bilateral Ties
Israel renewed its water-sharing agreement with Jordan on May 16 for six months. The Jewish state has transferred fresh water to Jordan for 30 years under the terms of the two countries’...