Turkey swings west: the Ukraine war and domestic elections

Ankara’s rapprochement with the US has been accelerated by events in Ukraine. These ties will also shape Turkey domestically, with or without a 2023 Erdogan electoral win.

Israeli forces once more attack Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem

Palestinian Walid al-Sharif was critically injured during a violent Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque on 22 April and spent several weeks in a coma

Iraqi resistance group warns of attacks against US, Israeli targets in Kurdistan region

Harakat Hezbollah Nujaba says Kurdish leaders have turned Iraqi Kurdistan into a 'legitimate target' for hosting US and Israeli occupying forces

Death by a thousand cuts: where is the west's Ukraine strategy?

The pounding, daily western narratives on 'Ukrainian wins' and 'Russian losses' underpins the lack of an actual, cohesive Grand Strategy against Moscow.

Vote count ongoing in Lebanon one day after critical elections

Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces have both claimed major gains in parliament ahead of the release of official results