Middle East

Samir Ragheb, President of the Arab Foundation for Development and Strategic Studies, told TML that although El-Sayed "carries weight across the Arab and Muslim worlds … Cairo heard criticism."

The IRGC said one tanker hit a mine south of the strait, while another caught fire exiting the waterway in the east.

In past decades, Iranian officials have publicly endorsed the fatwa issued by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbidding the development and use of nuclear weapons. 

The study argues that Ankara has increasingly prioritized pragmatic and diplomatic relations with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE over its ideological commitments to the Muslim Brotherhood.

The conservative historian accused Democrats of antisemitism and urged Trump to bring the Iran campaign to a decisive end ahead of the 2028 election.

The attacks illustrate how Iran continues to target Kurdish opposition groups in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, even as Tehran faces wider regional tensions and domestic unrest.

The Middle East would like to view a surprise end in the assistance to its most important strategic ally as a cause for concern on Washington’s long-term commitment to its regional partners.”

Abdelrazek, who converted from Islam, was arrested in July 2025 and has been detained by Egyptian authorities since then on undisclosed charges.

Waddah Sadek tells The Media Line that official Lebanese-Syrian relations are improving, but Hezbollah’s weapons and alleged security activities remain obstacles to rapprochement with Damascus.

Nearly 47 years after Iran's Islamic Revolution, authorities are cracking down on jewelry bearing the Lion and Sun, a symbol of growing opposition.