Middle East
Qatar’s elite pipeline: How Northwestern’s Doha campus serves the Qatari ruling families
An investigation reveals how Northwestern’s Qatar campus has become a patronage pipeline for the Al-Thani royal family and elite dynasties, raising alarms over foreign influence.
Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks - opinion
Gulf turns to Israel for security as Washington pivots inwards - opinion
Israeli civilians mistakenly enter Palestinian villages in West Bank, rescued by IDF
Israel sending weapons, aid to Syria's Druze as it monitors Sharaa, Washington Post reports
The airdrops on Dec. 17, 2024, came nine days after Assad’s removal and included 500 rifles sent to the Druze-led Military Council.
Dangerous bargain looms over Trump, Netanyahu Gaza talks - opinion
As Trump seeks phase two of the Gaza peace deal, Israel may be pressed to move forward without Hamas disarmament, while Iran seeks to rearm.
While US sees Iran as 'destabilizing factor,' Trump using sanctions, not military force - official
“Iran’s destabilizing behavior threatens the national interests of the United States, and therefore President Trump has reinstated a policy of ‘maximum pressure,’" the official said.
Iran’s operations in Venezuela and the looming threat to US security - opinion
The CIA faces a growing challenge as Iran’s deepening presence in Venezuela threatens US interests.
Is Pakistan pushing for a greater role in the Middle East over South Asia? - analysis
Several recent meetings indicate Pakistan’s potential shift from a focus on South Asia to West Asia. This may also reflect its intention to work more closely with the US under Donald Trump.
Iranian-backed militias may be weighing disarmament amid Iraq political shift
US Envoy to Iraq, Mark Savaya, posted on X overnight between December 21 and 22 that the steps being taken by “armed groups” in Iraq are “welcome and encouraging.”
ISIS arrests, explosives seized: Syria’s 'anti-terror strategy' on display after Palmyra strike
Israel has demanded that southern Syria be demilitarized, and this has caused a power vacuum as Syria seeks to see how it can police an area without creating tensions with Jerusalem.
Baghdad’s showdown with Iranian-backed militias could reshape Iraq’s future - analysis
Calls grow to disarm the militias in Iraq, but Kataib Hezbollah refuses to comply.
Secret Iranian underground base supposedly revealed in new footage from Syria
For years, the base was the subject of interest because it had an entrance to a large underground tunnel and was likely being used by the IRGC to transfer weapons via Syria to Hezbollah.
Winning the eighth front: Israel's fight for legitimacy, narrative - opinion
Winning it will require something we have not yet fully mustered: unity, coordination, and unapologetic resolve from the Diaspora itself.
'Aging in Wellness and Adversity': Embracing patients coping with old age, dementia - book review
Abramowitz founded and directed the Melabev organization, initially a place where volunteers worked with dementia patients whose families wanted to keep their loved ones out of institutions.
