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#Houthis in Yemen

Courts, taxes and services: How are the Houthis establishing their rule in newly captured areas?

Within days of consolidating their military gains along the western coast, the Houthis began translating them into administrative control, drawing on an existing network of administrative, judicial and service institutions that they linked to local authorities and to ministries and...

Khaled Aslan Khaled Aslan
#Houthis in Yemen

Strikes at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil network: Is energy security being reshaped?

For Saudi Arabia, the most important question today is no longer tied solely to the size of its daily oil output or its standing among the world’s top producers, but increasingly to its actual ability to move that output and...

Emad Anan Emad Anan
#American Bases

How Did Our Story with America Begin?

Before oil, wars and military bases, the Arab story with America began with education and mutual admiration; then Wilson’s promises came to reveal early on the gap between the mental image and reality. The first report in the “America and...

Mostafa Al-Khoudry Mostafa Al-Khoudry
#Libyan affairs

Eastern Libya’s gateway: Why are international powers competing for Tobruk?

Tobruk combines a uniquely strategic location with a deep natural harbor, making it the gateway to eastern Libya and a nexus linking North Africa, Europe, and the Mashreq, as well as an important center for trade, energy, and navigation in...

Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr
#Strait of Hormuz

The shock of Hormuz: the chokehold that changed the Gulf

Under normal circumstances, the Strait of Hormuz carries one-fifth of the world’s oil nearly 20 million barrels a day along with almost a quarter of the oil trade transported by sea and land, and roughly 20 percent of liquefied natural...

Mostafa Al-Khoudry Mostafa Al-Khoudry
#NATO summit

Türkiye after two decades of transformation: Strategic autonomy under the NATO umbrella

A comparison between the 2004 Istanbul summit and the 2026 Ankara summit reveals Türkiye’s transformation from dependence on the Western system into a more independent security partner, leveraging its defense industry and geographic position to expand its role within NATO...

Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr Ahmed Seif EL-Nasr
#Corruption in Syria

Murky trajectories: How the contracts and partners in Mohammad Ali Wahoud’s projects changed

Exclusive documents obtained by Noon Post reveal that the Commission for Combating Illicit Gain is investigating the wealth of Syrian businessman Mohammad Wahoud, whose name has been linked to extensive investments and partnerships with influential figures in the fallen Assad...

Noon Post Noon Post
#Changing School Curricula in Jerusalem

Arab curricula between Israel’s IMPACT-se and the United Nations

IMPACT-se cannot be viewed simply through its assessment of a paragraph on jihad or a map of Palestine, but through its ability to subject Arab and Islamic schoolbooks to its own standards and methodology and its success in convincing the...

Sujoud Awais Sujoud Awais
#NATO summit

How Türkiye carved out its place at the heart of NATO’s defense industry

Despite Türkiye’s military rise, its defense industry faces challenges including the fragility of some supply chains, reliance on foreign components, and its partial exclusion from European funding frameworks, leaving the future of a full partnership with NATO an open and...

Muhammed Adel Muhammed Adel
#Ethiopian-Emirati relations

From drones to diplomats: How the UAE is building its influence in Ethiopia

The relationship between the UAE and Ethiopia has evolved from financial and military support into broader political and diplomatic influence, amid growing signs of Abu Dhabi’s sway over Sudan, Eritrea, the Red Sea, and decision-making inside Addis Ababa.

Mohamed Gamie Mohamed Gamie