Abraham Accords

What challenges will Israel face in the Middle East in the upcoming year? - analysis

With 2025 coming to a close, many of Israel's issues remain unresolved. It’s worth examining 2026's challenges one at a time and assessing the hurdles Israel still faces.

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, August 1, 2025.
 The writer, Gila Gamliel, meets with His Highness Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah of Iran, during his recent visit to Israel.

Minister Gamliel: As protests spread, Iran regime’s weakness is becoming harder to hide - opinion

AWO AND Sumaya from Somaliland with Israeli volunteer Ella in the middle.

Medical ties linked Israel and Somaliland years before formal recognition

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump (off frame) at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025.

Netanyahu says Iran trying to rebuild nuclear, ballistic missile capabilities after June war


Israel’s Somaliland recognition shows the real purpose of the Abraham Accords - opinion

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland reflects the Abraham Accords’ focus on survival, stability, and strategic cooperation, not sentiment.

Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.

Trump says US won't follow Israel's lead on recognition: 'Does anyone know what Somaliland is?'

On Friday, Netanyahu and Somaliland’s President H.E. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi signed a joint declaration, making Israel the first nation to recognize the country. 

US President Donald Trump attends a press conference, as he makes an announcement about the Navy's "Golden Fleet" at Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 22, 2025.

Azerbaijani presidential adviser warns DC on Gaza: 'Don't repeat our mistakes'

For Azerbaijan, the stakes extend beyond Gaza, as it positions itself at the center of a geopolitical contest that stretches from Israel and Turkey through Iran, Russia, and the South Caucasus.

FARIYAZ RUSTAMOV of Azerbaijan Railways reviews corridor mapping at a rail construction site near Aghali, Zangilan District—part of the Middle Corridor infrastructure connecting the Caspian Sea to Turkey through territories retaken from Armenia in 2020.

Burhan is using Sudan-Israel normalization to secure his power - opinion

Normalization has become less about peace and more about political survival for Sudan’s leaders.

THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Eli Cohen and Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council head Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meet in Khartoum in February 2023.

Stan’s the name: Inside Israel’s growing partnerships across Central Asia

From energy and agriculture to security and tourism, Israel’s ties with the Central Asian 'Stans' are ever-expanding.

Then-President Shimon Peres (L) and then-president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev raise a toast at the reception at the President’s Residence in Astana during Peres’s visit to Kazakhstan in 2009.

Majority of young American adults 'active in Hamas resistance,' Khaled Mashaal claims

Mashaal praised the "resistance" of youth on university campuses, and rejected Hamas disarmament as tantamount to "taking away our souls," in an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday.

A pro-Palestinian protester flies a "Free Palestine" flag an the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colodaro, May 14, 2024; illustrative.

UAE-backed forces seize South Yemen oil belt, reshaping war and Gulf power balance - analysis

The STC’s growing power in southern Yemen, while unlikely to mitigate Houthi terrorism, could gift Israel a key ally in the region, particularly if an independent south joins the Abraham Accords.

The South Yemen flag flies as soldiers from the Southern Transitional Council stand guard outside the compound of the Presidential Palace in Aden, Yemen, December 9, 2025.

Ohana, Johnson launch bid to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Meeting at the US Capitol for the first time since the ceasefire took effect, Ohana and Johnson signed a joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging Trump’s selection.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana and US House Speaker Mike Johnson sign joint letter to the Nobel Committee urging the nomination of US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, December 9, 2025.

Forget embassies: How trains, tunnels could link Israel and Saudi Arabia - opinion

The IMEC will not solve everything. But as an off-ramp from stalled normalization and an on-ramp to a shared strategic future, it may be the rare piece of timing the region actually gets right.

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington in November 2025.

American unity with Israel is more than just politics - opinion

How the US-Israel bond drives regional peace and long-term American interests in the Middle East.

The writer speaks at a rally for then–presidential candidate Donald Trump in Glendale, Arizona, last year. He says few foreign-policy issues enjoy the bipartisan support of the US-Israel relationship.

Hezbollah under Israel’s scalpel: The redrawing of Lebanon's power architecture - opinion

In reality, Lebanon will not begin its reform before addressing the roots of Hezbollah’s armed power through either a grand settlement or long-term attrition

HEZBOLLAH LEADER Naim Qassem delivers a speech via video at a ceremony on the outskirts of Beirut in September 2025.