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
29 July ,2026
The recent one-day clashes between the Ghuraba faction composed of French fighters based in Idlib, northern Syria and government forces have once again thrust the contentious issue of foreign fighters into the spotlight. This complex file is entangled in political,...
After the cease‑fire in Gaza, the Strip has returned to the forefront of the narrative but this time under a different guise. Once long described as the world’s largest open‑air prison, Gaza is now being presented as the Middle East’s...
As Western academic solidarity with Palestine continues to grow, Israel finds itself grappling with an unconventional crisis targeting the core of its soft power. The battle is no longer being fought solely on the frontlines, but increasingly in university lecture...
The October 7, 2023 operation and the genocidal war that followed, which devastated Gaza physically and humanely was not a mere passing incident in the long record of conflict. Rather, it was a geopolitical earthquake that redefined Egypt’s notion of...
Since its inception, the Zionist project in Palestine has relied on the logic of collective punishment as a foundational pillar of its colonial toolkit. Policies of demolition, land confiscation, and forced displacement were never circumstantial exceptions but rather systematic practices...
The reality of states in the world of politics lies not in what they see of themselves but in what their enemy sees of them and this perception may lead states either to triumph or to fall.The events following October...
In the wake of the popular uprisings of 2011, several Arab leaders were ousted from power among them, the presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen. While Tunisia’s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ended up in exile, Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak...
In late February 2025, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency sent an official notification to Congress regarding a new deal with Israel. The agreement includes massive bulldozers manufactured by Caterpillar known in Hebrew as Dubi or “Teddy Bear.” Some of...
In a theatrical display replete with the usual flair of American presidential propaganda, Donald Trump announced his plan to “end the war” in the Gaza Strip. At its core, the plan centers on the recovery of Israeli captives both living...
Between last September and this one, a great deal has changed across Syria’s political borders and diplomatic negotiations. Alliances have shifted, forces have advanced and retreated, and yet one thing has remained constant: Israel’s unrelenting drive for expansion and its...
