from the Arab Press, published on Conflicts Forum, May 26, 2026 A compilation tracking consequential observations — Analysis & reports from regional commentators MbZ gambles with UAE’s future; stakes everything on Israel & US / ‘Abraham Accords are an Emirati-controlled structure; Saudi Arabia will never join’ / ‘Current normalisation talk …
Read More »Will the US-Israeli War on Iran Open the Road to Palestinian Freedom?
by Ramzy Baroud, published on Antiwar.com, March 29, 2026 Editor’s Note: Many people who were new to antiwar activism were very upset when the US/Israeli war on Iran appeared to ‘upstage’ their efforts to end the Gaza Genocide. Ramzy Baroud provides a very clear explanation of why this is a …
Read More »Trump’s “Present” and the Asymmetry of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz — A Reassessment
by Rima Najjar, published on Global Research, March 26, 2026 The Gulf Asymmetry: Structural, But Not Automatic When Donald Trump recently described Iran’s behavior as a “present” to the United States — tied to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and allegedly worth a tremendous sum — he pointed to a deeper strategic …
Read More »The Lebanon Front — Hezbollah Returns to the Battlefield
from The Conflicts Forum, Substack, March 12, 2026 Alistair Crooke and his wife follow Israeli and Arab news sources very closely to share a comprehensive picture of news in the region) Ibrahim Al-Amine: How to Read Hezbollah’s Return to the Battlefield / Marwa Osman: Lebanese Army Commander Rudolph Haykal defiant; …
Read More »Evacuations Soar as Israel Launches New Ground Invasion of Lebanon
News from Defend Democracy Press, March 3, 2026 Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ A growing number of civilians are flooding out of towns and villages in southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours. Some 30,000 civilians were displaced already Monday, and the number is expected …
Read More »Evacuations Soar as Israel Launches New Ground Invasion of Lebanon
Tens of thousands displaced as Hezbollah readies for ‘open war’ News from Defend Democracy Press, Mar 3, 2026 A growing number of civilians are flooding out of towns and villages in southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours. Some 30,000 civilians were displaced already Monday, and the number is expected …
Read More »Hezbollah: Government Incapable of Confronting Israeli Aggression Must Distance Lebanon from Additional Problems
News from Al Manar, March 2, 2026Commenting on the statement delivered by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam following the emergency cabinet session at Baabda Palace, the Head of the Loyalty to Resistance Bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, highlighted the government inability throughout more than one year to confront the Israeli aggressiE …
Read More »Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Foreign Force to Finish The Job
by F.M. Shakil, published on The Cradle, December 23, 2025 As 2026 approaches, Washington is laying the groundwork for yet another intervention – once again wrapped in the familiar language of peacekeeping. Behind closed doors, US officials are pushing for the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza. …
Read More »Israel’s Silent War on Lebanon: How Digital Espionage Rewrites the Rules of Assassination
by Mohamad Shams Eddine, published on The Cradle, December 3, 2025 For every assassination Israel carries out against a Hezbollah commander, a familiar question reverberates through Lebanon’s resistance circles: how did they track him? Within Hezbollah, operational security is almost sacrosanct. Senior figures adhere to rigid, high-level protocols designed to evade …
Read More »EU Joins US Efforts to Disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon: Report
Defend Democracy Press, December 8, 2025 The bloc is said to be reviewing options of support for the Internal Security Forces, so that the Lebanese army can ‘focus on its core task’ of disarming the resistance The EU is reviewing options to boost support for Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) …
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