December 1969

Lebanon’s cultural organizations, which have long been regional models, struggle to keep their heads above water as economic and political crises deepen. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Art, culture victims…

Yemen's Houthis are using newer and deadlier drone models that discharge explosives and shrapnel, according to a report. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Report: Yemen’s Houthis now sporting deadlier drones

Over the years, and especially since the 2015 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been striving to set up a more submissive, sycophantic Israeli press that praises everything he does.…

Moroccans protest against the "deal of the century" and want the government, which recently took possession of Israeli spy drones, to do more to aid the Palestinian cause. Source: Al…

Hosni Mubarak, forced from office during Arab Spring, forged lasting US partnership; his departure signaled new chapter for Egypt, region. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt turns the page on…

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi is unable to form a Cabinet accepted by Iraqi protesters and political parties. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iraq's PM designate mired in Cabinet…

Matters have gone from bad to worse in Idlib and the stakes for Moscow and Ankara are rising. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Will Russia, Turkey go to war over…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress today that the United States will appeal to the international community to extend the United Nations arms embargo on Iran that is set…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in New York to discuss reviving the Olmert plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Source: Al Monitor Full…

In a scenario that invokes its Afrin operation in 2018, Ankara speaks of reining in radical groups and asserting field control in Idlib, hoping that Moscow will give it a…