Palestine is characterized by its diverse geographical features including high and steep mountains, desert areas, the Dead Sea, and its...

Kurdish women have historically navigated the complexities of a traditional gender regime embedded in the tribal structures of Kurdish...

Ancient Iraq, often hailed as the cradle of civilization, played a pivotal role in advancing human development through its significant...

During the Arab Spring, there was significant enthusiasm in “the West” concerning the unrest and political change in Egypt, Tunisia, and...

Youth unemployment is arguably one of the largest problems currently facing Egypt. This has been a cross-generational issue for Egypt,...

As the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in August 2021, defence officials estimated Kabul would last three months before falling...

Widely known in public press as the “robbery of the century,” eight million USD were stolen from the Banco Rio in Argentina. However, the...

At its core, the proliferation of crypto currencies in Iran presents a complex challenge for the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). On the...

The US decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2016, has seen an intensification of economic conflict...

In light of a new wave of migration to Europe, reminiscent of the great Syrian migration of 2015, Lebanon is in the process of returning...

On 29 August 2022, thousands of protestors headed to the Green Zone in Baghdad, which houses Iraq’s foreign embassies and government...

In March 2020, Russia and Turkey signed a ceasefire agreement in Idlib, following a military campaign launched by the Syrian armed forces...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, launched on 24 February 2022, marked the largest invasion in Europe since World War II and the most...

In October 2001, the US military, with the support of the British, entered what would become A 20-year conflict in Afghanistan. The war...

ISIS militants are taking advantage of the preoccupation with the COVID-19 crisis and the turbulent political situation in Iraq to launch...

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s 2017 Independence Referendum has had dramatic consequences on the Kurdish economy. Shortly...

This month, the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrated the 40th anniversary of its 1979 Revolution. Iran has faced a variety of challenges...

With a rapidly growing population and an expanding economy, Egypt has been struggling to meet its energy needs, which has been growing at...

For over a decade, the Turkish economy has been supplied with easy credit. Here, economic growth became dependant upon the injection of...

The Soviet legacy is a factor that shapes Russian foreign policy, in the Middle East and elsewhere, in a number of ways. Arms sales – to...