Europe keeps forgetting that Muslims are part of its history

By Nafisa Latic

Bosnian Muslims are part of Europe’s history and society, yet their presence is still questioned

Iwent to France for the first time this December, more precisely, to a small ski resort near the Swiss border. The ...

Brazil’s Lula: No Peace Council without Palestinians and Gaza must be the priority

Eman Abusidu

Brazil signaled conditional openness to joining a proposed international “Peace Council” on Gaza, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stressing that any such framework must include Palestinian ...

Al-Sharaa Through Lebanese Eyes

Ghassan Charbel

The Lebanese politician said he was at a loss every time he thought about President Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has an intriguing and complex past that merits deep study to understand the major transformation he went through.

He admitted that he was ...

Syria’s new equation

By Orhan Sali

In Syria, Washington trades boots for contracts, outsourcing power with Türkiye at the center
Middle Eastern wars rarely end with a cease-fire. They usually end with invoices. As of January 2026, what is unfolding in Syria fits this old pattern perfectly ...

Erdoğan's Mideast tour: Strengthening regional bonds

By Hüseyin Bahri Kurt

Erdoğan’s tour secures a $2 billion Saudi investment in green energy and a military pact with Egypt, boosting regional stability

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Feb. 3-4 ...

Is it possible to teach Israel to be a good neighbor – or else?

By Hakkı Öcal

Peace in the Middle East requires true diplomacy, not neocon agendas or prophetic manipulation
Iwould like to see the American-Persian peace, or nuclear, talks to take place in Istanbul, but Oman is not a neocon ...

Erdoğan's visits are critical for bringing stability to Mid East

By Nebi Miş

Amid growing uncertainties, Erdoğan's diplomatic efforts seek to foster stability in the Middle East
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid visits over the past two days to Saudi Arabia and then to Egypt. Although these ...

On the menu: How the middle powers sacrificed Gaza to save themselves

Ramzy Baroud

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 20 January. Bemoaning the “fading” of the rules ...

Iran: The Contractual Crisis Between State and Society

Mustafa Fahs

The existential challenges facing the Iranian regime will end with this wave of protests or their suppression. They would not be overcome if negotiations with Washington succeed and a strike is averted either. Recent ...

Unpacking the Assassination of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi

Jebril Elabidi

The assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was a painful blow to supporters of the previous regime in Libya. None of the alternatives can build the kind of consensus that Saif al-Islam had commanded among his father’s ...