Middle East & North Africa

Analysis

Lebanon: Hezbollah Stages Wargames To Assert ‘Readiness’, Draws Mixed Reactions

On 21 May, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah extended a rare invitation to one of its training sites in southern Lebanon and staged simulated military exercises to assert ‘readiness’. This comes amid heightened tensions following the recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in The Gaza Strip, and months after the Lebanon and Israel signed a landmark maritime border agreement.

Analysis|May 18, 2023

Arab Media, Netizens React To US-Syrian Talks About Missing Journalist

Headlines|May 05, 2023

Tunisia’s ‘Dramatic Turn’ Toward Authoritarian Rule Draws US Attention, Mixed Global Reactions

Analysis|Apr 27, 2023

Yemenis ‘Skeptical’ Saudi-Houthi Talks Reach Ceasefire Agreement

Headlines|Apr 27, 2023

Syria: Mixed Reactions to Al-Asad, Arab Countries’ ‘Rapid’ Normalization of Ties

Analysis|Feb 17, 2023

Syrian Opposition Likens Earthquake Devastation to Al-Asad, Russia’s ‘Cruel Intentions’

Analysis|Oct 18, 2022

Mixed Reactions Following Saudi Decision to Cut Oil Production; ‘Defiance of US’ or ‘Alignment With Russia’

Analysis|Oct 18, 2022

Lebanon, Israel Reportedly Reach ‘Historic Agreement’ on Maritime Borders

Alerts|Oct 09, 2022

HAMAS Reportedly Executes Two ‘Israel Collaborators’ in Gaza Strip

Alerts|Sep 09, 2022

Dozens Killed, Injured Protesting Resignation of Prominent Iraqi Shiite Cleric