With Iran in retreat, who is going to fill the vacuum in the Middle East?
A defining feature of the Middle East today is the geopolitical retreat of a once-imperial Iran. It is…
How natural gas can energise diplomacy and mutual progress
Recently, Egypt and Turkey signed a significant natural gas and liquefied natural gas agreement to deploy a Turkish…
Despite US pressure on Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, Tehran alone has the leverage to make it happen
The US ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, returned to Beirut on Monday to hear…
Israel and Iran have a common goal in Syria
Iran and Israel are sworn enemies who, after decades of a covert shadow war, have finally taken their…
Cartoon for February 21, 2025
The Sand Castle Director: Matty Brown Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea Rating:…
Ireland’s Palestine stance was good electoral politics for its establishment parties
Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris, centre, and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, right, announce that Ireland has recognised…