China reveals plans for military cooperation with Arab states

China, South Korea, and Japan have been Arab nations' leading export destinations over the past ten years

Syrian and Turkish armies deploy reinforcements to Aleppo

Ankara is reportedly asking its mercenaries to make peace with the HTS, as the former Al-Qaeda affiliate is expected to take part in Turkiye's ground operation in Syria

Israel’s secret, illegal biological war against Arabs

For decades the use of banned biological weapons during the Nakba was kept hidden in Israel’s archives. Recent discoveries have shed light not only on this Zionist war crime, but also the sinister motive behind it

Territorial snatch-back: Will the Yemen war migrate to Saudi Arabia?

Yemen's resistance shocked the region when it launched retaliatory strikes on UAE cities. Ansarallah's next external move could be no less than recapturing Yemen's northern provinces from Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Two rival allies

Once staunch allies, MbS and MbZ can't seem to see eye-to-eye on regional matters anymore, and so a competition for primacy is underway.

Arab states edge closer to reconciliation with Syria

The traditional position of Damascus as regional mediator has been sorely missed in tumultuous West Asia. Now Arab states are lining up to re-establish relations with Syria, but face a hard American veto on diplomacy.

Israeli minister calls for Palestinian village to be ‘wiped out’

Calls by Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich to destroy the Palestinian village of Huwara raises fears of a second Nakba

A new Palestinian era: Israel faces lethal consequences of Occupation 

Resistance psychology and tactics in the occupied-West Bank have evolved dramatically, and today pose a lethal threat to Israeli settlers and their occupation state.

Netanyahu returns, but Israel’s political and military landscape has changed

Bibi is back, leading Israel’s most right-wing government but also facing unprecedented Palestinian resistance and global turmoil.

WHO sounds alarm as cholera cases spike in Lebanon and Syria

Syria's permanent ambassador to the UN has accused Turkey of using water as a weapon

Who is Samir Geagea and does he matter?

Notorious war criminal Samir Geagea has re-emerged into the Lebanese spotlight, ready to kick off another civil war in his bid for power. But might it be better to deny him the attention he craves?

The Kalashnikov has not yet found its way into the West Bank

West Bank Palestinian resistance fighters are back in the spotlight as clashes with occupation forces intensify. But how organized is the fight, where do they get their weapons, and are there sleeper cells waiting for a spark to light?

Iran, Russia, and China begin joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

The start of these drills comes just days after US and Israeli air forces began a two-week air drill reportedly focused on Iran

US congress votes against ending occupation of Syria

Around 900 US troops remain illegally stationed in Syria, controlling large swathes of the country's oil-rich regions

Saudi forces target border with Yemen, killing three

The Ministry of Public Health and Population revealed that the US-Saudi aggression has killed 314 civilians and injured 3,090 in border areas since the start of the truce in April

Saudi-led coalition targets Yemeni fishermen, destroys their livelihood: Report

Since the start of the Saudi-led war, over 2,000 Yemeni fishermen have been kidnapped by coalition-backed mercenaries

Large deployment of Syrian troops, Turkish-backed militants at contact line

Following talks between Turkiye and Syria in Moscow, Turkish-backed militants have attempted to unite their forces and launch joint attacks against Syrian army positions

A Moscow meeting shatters fantasies of a Syrian ‘confederation’

Russian-brokered Syrian-Turkish rapprochement will bury prospects of a divided Syria, with the potential for opposition factions to be co-opted into the armed forces.

Predictions for 2023? Annus horribilis with some surprising upsides

The Cradle's writers offer up their predictions for 2023. The common theme is massive global shifts, some good, some bad.

South Caucasus: A battle of wills and corridors

Azerbaijan and Turkiye are gunning to establish the “Zangezur corridor,” in direct conflict with Iran and Armenia’s interests as it entails the blockade of the Lachin corridor – a lifeline for the ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Woman, Life, Freedom…and NATO

A superpower in decline still retains a vast appetite for irregular, proxy warfare to slow down the imminent multipolar order. Iran, Russia, China are its big targets and all tools will be employed.

Israel, Russia coordinated equipment withdrawal from Syria to Ukraine

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia has reportedly withdrawn military equipment and troops from Syria

Chief of Staff of Israeli Air Force makes first of its kind visit to Bahrain

The UAE, Israel and Bahrain signed the US-brokered normalization agreements in September 2020

Journalists in the firing line

Discrediting journalists who buck the dominant narratives of corporate media is becoming a cottage industry. Last week, it was my turn.

Samarkand at the crossroads: from Timur to the BRI and SCO

From its ancient Silk Road role to China’s BRI project, Uzbekistan is set to remain an important geoeconomic hub in Central Asia

‘Moses Staff’ collective hacks Israel’s power network

The hacker group have vowed to 'plunge the regime into darkness,' and warn of having access to the Israeli power grid

Israel and Turkey: a return to opportunism

Last month's reset in Turkish-Israeli relations coincides with several geopolitical developments that bring the two countries even closer together.

HTS plot to carry out chemical attack in Syria exposed

The plan for the attack comes as clashes between the armed group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian army intensify

Ukrainian ambassador to Israel confirms Israeli ‘recruits’ joined fight against Russian army

Since the start of Russia's military operation Ukrainian officials have been calling for the formation of an 'international legion' of mercenaries

UNIFIL meets with Lebanese and Israeli army leaders

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Lebanon over the maritime boundary began in October 2020