With several Iranian-backed and Zaydi (Shia)-based Houthi militias’ recent attempts against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the optimistic atmosphere which occurred as a result of the advances of the Joe Biden administration and Riyad’s peace initiative on Yemen conflict unveiled in March 2021, disappeared. For some time, both the Riyad leadership and other principal actors in the Yemen conflict sent positive messages on this problem, which generated
UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams stated that she held “fruitful” talks with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and Special Envoy Can Dizdar on developments in Libya. Stephanie Williams held talks in Ankara on Friday with the Turkish officials Williams expressed, “We compared notes on political developments in Libya, the electoral process and options for the way forward.” During the talks, the UN envoy noted that the officials
More
With several Iranian-backed and Zaydi (Shia)-based Houthi militias’ recent attempts against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the optimistic atmosphere which occurred as a result of the advances of the Joe Biden administration and Riyad’s peace initiative on Yemen conflict unveiled in
Read More
The year 2022 is a year of celebrations in Algeria, as the
At a time when the Taliban has gained full control over Afghanistan
In the Middle East, during the last decade, one of the most
Abdennour Toumi: How would you assess President Emmanuel Macron’s MENA foreign policy? Prof. Karim Emile Bitar: Shortly after he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections, in early 2017, Macron visited Beirut where he gave his first major foreign policy speech at the ESA Business School, which was inaugurated by former president Jacques Chirac in the 90s. This speech was interesting, due to the fact that he touched upon a series of subjects. What he said then can be considered
More
Abdennour Toumi: François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, once said: “While states have armies, the Prussian Army has a state.” What are the reasons for the idea that Arab armies have states? Is this idea accepted in terms of military influence on societal spaces in Arab countries? Prof. Abdel-Fattah Mady: In the Arab world, we must be very careful when we touch on these words. In general, armies in third world countries emerged in different contexts from those in which European
More
Abdennour Toumi: The Taliban have formed a caretaker government, weeks after they took control of the country. What is your take on their new way of governing? How will the Taliban’s new caretaker government deliver for the Afghan people? Asst. Prof. Imran Ashraf: The Taliban’s new political set-up in Afghanistan, in contrast to their government from 1996 to 2001, has four distinct features. The first of these is that the Taliban’s leadership is willing and trying to be engaged with
More
Abdennour Toumi: Lebanon is currently experiencing developments that could take the Lebanese people back to the painful years of the civil war. What are the options for the next government and political activities in the country? What is the main reason for the immediate interruption of the work of the Saad al-Hariri government? Prof. Khattar Abou Diab: Lebanon has been grappling with deep political, economic, and social problems for some time. The economic crisis in Lebanon in recent years, in
More
Abdennour Toumi: Algeria has gone through pre-legislative elections on June 12, which led to the National Liberation Front (FLN) leading the results of these elections. The FLN is calculated on the variable of continuity and not the break that was a legitimate demand in the peaceful movement of 2019. What are the options of the administration of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and the political events arising from the new political structure produced by the June 12 elections? Prof. Yahia Zoubir: The
More
With several Iranian-backed and Zaydi (Shia)-based Houthi militias’ recent attempts against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the optimistic atmosphere which occurred as a result of the advances of the
More
UN Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams stated that she held “fruitful” talks with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and Special Envoy Can Dizdar on developments in Libya. Stephanie Williams held
More
Between January 17 and 20, US Assistant Secretary Molly Phee and the newly designated US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will embark on a three-leg journey in the
More
To bolster the value of the Lebanese pound, Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday that it will relax limits on dollar purchases. The currency had just set a record low, igniting new
More
On Friday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during which developments in Syria and Ukraine were discussed. Erdogan and Johnson also discussed climate
More
On his first official visit to China, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced the implementation of the ambitious 25-year strategic agreement between the two countries. On Friday, following extensive deliberations with senior
More
The year 2022 is a year of celebrations in Algeria, as the country will be celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of independence, ending a hundred and thirty-two years of harsh and brutal occupation.
More
Ibrahim Ghandour, former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s party leader, was re-arrested by authorities just hours after his release on November 1. Ghandour demanded complete reconciliation and dialogue to end the Sudanese situation
More
According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke over the phone on Thursday about a variety of matters, including the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. According
More
On Wednesday, the US State Department stated that ongoing talks for the return of Iran and the US to mutual compliance in line with the historic 2015 nuclear non-proliferation agreement have weeks,
More
A court in Germany has sentenced Anwar Raslan, a former high-ranking security service officer under Bashar al-Assad, to life in prison on Thursday for directing systematic mass torture and killing of those
More
According to a top UN humanitarian official, the UN will require $3.9 billion this year to assist millions of people in Yemen’s war-torn country. Ramesh Rajasingham, the UN’s Acting Assistant Secretary-General for
More
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh announced that the news that he met with Israeli Intelligence Chief David Barnea in the Jordanian capital Amma did not reflect the truth. The news was
More
According to a Palestinian source in the occupied West Bank, Israeli bulldozers razed 11 Palestinian buildings on Wednesday. According to Basil al-Adra, five homes occupied by 18 people, five bars, and a
More
