Youths in Gaza feel hopeless about future employment: Report

According to the World Bank, 41.7 percent of the population between ages 15-24 in Gaza are unemployed

Osama Hamdan of Hamas: The Palestinian Authority has no future as Israel’s ‘security men’

Osama Hamdan of Hamas: The Palestinian Authority has no future as Israel’s ‘security men’

In an exclusive interview, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan says of West Asian turmoil: "If there is going to be a decent future for the region, not just for the Palestinians, we have to get rid of Israel."

Hamas declares liberation of Gilboa escapees will be condition for any future prisoner exchange with Israel

Occupation forces have captured four out of the six escapees; meanwhile, their lawyer says Israeli intelligence is forbidding him from seeing his clients

Saad Hariri and the collapse of Lebanon

The Syrian regime-change war and Lebanon's economic collapse happened under Saad Hariri's watch, but the Future Movement leader is seldom mentioned for the pivotal role he played in Lebanon's unravelling

Hariri praises STL sentencing of Hezbollah members

The two Hezbollah members, Hassan Merhi and Hussein Oneissi, were previously acquitted in 2020

Final results for Lebanese election show no clear majority alliance

Independent candidates made big strides, winning over a dozen parliament seats, while the Saudi-backed Lebanese Forces party gained 19 seats

Lebanon votes in first polls since economic collapse

Lebanon's complex ‘confessional' power-sharing system sees the 128 parliament seats divided into two groups – 64 Muslims and 64 Christians

The ultimate explainer to Lebanon’s 2022 elections

Even the Lebanese struggle to understand the mechanics of their elections. So The Cradle has provided a handy guide to understand the basics.

Will Lebanon’s Arab tribes fill Saudi Arabia’s ‘Hariri void’ in upcoming elections?

The Arab Tribe Federation of Lebanon has grown into a powerful political force that may be poised to replace the Future Movement as Saudi Arabia’s main Sunni political ally. 

Former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri announces end to political career

Hariri has also called on his party, the Future Movement, to sit out from the upcoming general elections

Stealing Lebanon’s elections: the Saudi plan to seize the state

Saudi Arabia is banking on sectarian strife and street violence to usher in its new alliance to an electoral victory in Lebanon's March 2022 elections

Saudi Arabia declares war on Lebanon: What made Mohammad bin Salman lose his mind?

The Saudi escalation against Lebanon is not due to some misplaced words by a senior official; it is part of a premeditated plan to regain control over Lebanon, using upcoming elections as a springboard

Saudi Arabia gives Lebanon ‘two day ultimatum’ to resolve diplomatic crisis

Days after expelling the Lebanese ambassador, Riyadh has banned citizens from sending money to the country as it reportedly prepares to sanction Lebanese officials

Fuel paralysis: How 14 private companies control Lebanon’s oil supply and set its prices

Lebanon's energy crisis is a consequence of the state allowing 14 private companies to monopolize and set prices in this most strategic sector. How then to break this monopoly by the country's political elite, when the oil cartel is run by the same powers who govern Lebanon?

The Arab tribes of Lebanon: Kindling for Saudi-sponsored Sunni–Shia conflict?

Lebanon's Arab Tribes were naturalized for Rafiq Hariri's electoral ambitions. But today, they are vast in number, deadset on making their presence known, and organizing politically in every realm. After a sectarian tribal attack in Khalde left four Lebanese dead this month, the nation wants to know – what is their agenda and who is backing the tribes?

Israeli PM backs two-state solution in UN speech

Lapid remarked that a two-state solution would benefit Israel's general security, economy, and future generations

UAE to sign first weapons deal with Israel: Report

The UAE had acquired Israeli technology to repel drones and missiles launched in retaliatory attacks by the Yemeni Ansarallah movement

The real US agenda in Africa is hegemony

Forget development. Washington's primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out.

Turkey delivers 20 armed drones to UAE

International demand for Baykar's manufactured drones soared after their success in Ukraine, Syria and Libya

In the West Bank, Resistance rises as the PA crumbles

The Palestinian resistance factions of the West Bank are no longer fractured and in disarray, and the results speak for themselves

Can Iran push Russia to action in the South Caucasus?

Moscow and Tehran’s mutual ally, Armenia, is feeling the pressure of NATO-backed Azerbaijan’s assault on its sovereignty. It is in both countries' geopolitical and security interests not to allow Yerevan to fall

Israel to expand West Bank occupation

The Israeli Civil administration plans to "legalize" new farming outposts to take over Palestinian land in the West Bank

Iraqi president calls for early elections

President Salih also suggested reforming Iraq's current political system, which was formed under the supervision of the US military occupation

Former KDPI chief Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou: A Kurdish spy for Saddam?

Late Iranian-Kurdish leader Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou is best remembered as an arbitrator between the Kurds and Baathist Iraq, however leaked documents reveal he was actually on Saddam’s payroll tasked with undermining the Iraqi opposition.

Imran Khan’s arrest will derail Pakistan’s democracy

When the nation’s most popular leader in living memory is also the state’s public enemy number one, what will become of Pakistan?

How the US controls Lebanon’s energy supply

Far from helping Lebanon solve its acute energy crisis, the US is leveraging Egypt’s gas supply to pressure Beirut over US-brokered maritime border talks with Israel

Why are Lebanon’s military judges releasing dozens of Israeli spies?

Hundreds of Lebanese detainees have been released, despite the serious charges of espionage on behalf of Israel

Weaponizing jobs: the bait in Israel’s ‘carrot and bomb’ policy

Not satisfied with trying to wedge divisions between resistance factions, Israel aims to pit Gazans against the resistance through economic persuasion and coercion.

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