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Under the stewardship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Arab capitals stand at a defining crossroads, say Catherine Perez-Shakdam and Dr Stepan Stepanenko.

Israeli spokesman Lior Haiat this morning said Israeli and US intelligence suggested the number of casualties was less than 100, putting the figure at only several dozen.

The crisis in the Middle East has taken another very ominous turn.  Iran is threatening to get directly involved in the conflict, and that should deeply alarm all of us.  For a long time, I have been specifically warning my readers that an apocalyptic conflict between Israel and Iran would be coming.  Sadly, now we are literally on the verge of seeing that happen.  Both nations possess weapons of immense destructive power, and there is going to be so much death and destruction in the days ...

The crisis in the Middle East has taken another very ominous turn.  Iran is threatening to get directly involved in the conflict, and that should deeply alarm all of us.  For a long time, I

Hampered by domestic political turmoil, the Biden administration may fall prey to Russia’s plans of using its terrorist links to threaten Israel and influence provision of aid for Ukraine.

The one thing all sides of Washington seem to pretty much agree on is the threat of China. But what if instead of rising, China is in fact declining, argue Peter Bergen and Joel Rayburn.

Catherine Perez-Shakdam, co-founder and director of Forward Strategy, a UK consultancy company and a research fellow at the American Center for Levant Studies (ACLS), spoke to an August 28th Middle East Forum Webinar (video) in an interview with

News Analysis: Türkiyes pending offensive in Syria faces opposition from U.S., Russia-

<p>Türkiye sees the Kurdish forces along its border with Syria as a threat and has launched three major military operations since 2016.</p>

News Analysis: Türkiyes pending offensive in Syria faces opposition from U.S., Russia-