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IRAQI KURDS people celebrate Nowruz Day last month, a festival marking the first day of spring and the new year, in the town of Akra.

Why did Israel's new foreign minister embrace the Kurdish people?

  Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini seen over an AI image of the Iranian octopus (illustrative)

Khamenei’s global network, jihad, and the hope for Iranian democracy

 THE FLAGS (from right) of Iran, Hezbollah, and Lebanon are on display in Tehran. The Lebanese people should not allow Iran to build a Shi’ite crescent from Tehran to the Mediterranean Sea; they should stop suffering for the sake of Hezbollah, the writer urges.

Between proxies and a new attack on Israel: Iran’s dilemma

 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia June 7, 2023

Saudi Arabia must decide if a relationship with Israel is worth its while

 Smoke billows after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 23, 2024.

A month into war, Lebanon operation takes toll

 Blood of murdered and kidnapped victims and disgrace on Tinder of Hamas terrorists on October 7. Israeli citizens deserve to hear the truth from a leader who can also stand behind it.

Israel's war is about religion, and it's headed to the West next

By MEMY PEER
Saddam Hussein is filmed in footage released after his capture in 2003. Even the decisive American victory over the Iraqi leader did little to alter the domestic or international politics of the Middle East, the writer notes.

A new Middle East is still far off

 Yahya Sinwar

US: Sinwar sees the regional war on horizon, unwilling to hold hostage talks

 Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh speaks during a joint news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2021.

Jordan's King Abdullah accepts PM Khasawneh's government residgantion following parliamentary polls

By REUTERS
 An Israeli self-propelled Howitzer artillery gun fires towards the Gaza Strip from a position close to the border on November 23, 2023 in southern Israel.

Israel's scorched earth tactics aim to paralyze Hezbollah in Lebanon

IRGC founder Mohsen Sazegara seen over a photo of IRGC personnel and an Iranian missile (illustrative)

IRGC founder to ‘Post’: Iran unable to sustain long-term war with Israel

 Supporters listen to the speech of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during a commemorative ceremony marking the first week since the killing of Hezbollah's top commander Fuad Shukr, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2024.

Response to Shukr assasination may be limited, former Hezbollah official says

By MAARIV
 A woman rides a bike near posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 12, 2024.

Katz: military and diplomatic pressure needed for Gaza hostage deal

KURDISH PROTESTERS carry flags and a banner with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration against Turkey’s military action in northeastern Syria in Zurich, Switzerland, this week

Iraq claims it has arrested PKK-linked cell suspected of planning attacks

By REUTERS
 Jordan's King Abdullah II addresses the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 19, 2023.

Does the Israel-Jordan peace treaty stand firm amid tensions with Iran?

 Anti-government protesters hold a picture of a political prisoner while calling for his release during a rally organized by Bahrain's main opposition party Al Wefaq in Budaiya, west of Manama, February 15, 2014.

Bahrain releases 1,584 prisoners, including life sentences, in major pardon

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
ISLAMIC JIHAD terrorists show off their weapons in the Gaza Strip.

How Hamas, PIJ's visits to Iran signal a new phase in war on Israel

 People hold Palestinian and Jordanian flags, during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan, March 29, 2024.

How Iran is taking advantage of anti-Israel protests across Middle East