The absence of influential Gulf leaders from the Cairo emergency summit leaves the prospect of financing a Gaza Strip Arab plan in doubt, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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The Arab rejection of Trump’s plans to dispossess the Palestinians will likely be underlined at the Arab Summit meeting to be held in Cairo this month.
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The US has re-designated the Houthi rebels of Yemen as a terrorist organisation, but more aggressive American involvement is questionable
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Overcoming the deep economic crisis in Lebanon requires foreign assistance, but the oil-rich countries of the Gulf are cautious about providing it
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Trump’s confidant Elon Musk has been providing unofficial support to far-right groups in the UK, Germany, Italy and elsewhere
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While Qatar is proactively supporting the new leadership in Damascus and the Saudis are engaging with the transitional government, the UAE may still be cautious about the threat of rising militancy.
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Emphasising inclusive civil rule and territorial integrity, Arabs differ in their warmth towards the new ruling factions in Syria
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The unstable situation in many regions today might mean that a small war could turn into wider clashes that could eventually snowball into a world war, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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The Arab-Islamic Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia reaffirmed the Arab condemnation of atrocities committed by the Israeli occupation amid stalled efforts to broker a ceasefire,
reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Another Saudi-hosted Arab and Islamic summit will be calling for an end to ongoing hostilities and a roadmap to comprehensive peace, but Israel may still pursue its agenda.
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The first BRICS+ summit in Kazan saw a focus on enlarging the bloc and enhancing dealing with local currencies.
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The Arab Gulf countries are trying to steer clear from the confrontation between Israel and Iran.
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Today’s attempts at reshaping the Middle East are likely to founder on the same kind of mistakes made after the first and second world wars, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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President Mohamed bin Zayed will cement his partnership with Washington regardless of the next US president.
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The US-UK Summit in the White House this week came short of announcing a change of course in military support for Kyiv, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Some of today’s mega-rich have been intervening more and more in politics, blurring the boundary between state action and private interests, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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Gulf countries that signed the Abraham Accords had seemed to favour Trump as the next US president, but this may no longer be the case.
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Whether instigated by Russia-Iran or Israel, or else simply by the British far right, anti-Muslim violence in Britain is going out of control, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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A rare terrorist attack in the Sultanate of Oman was claimed by the Islamic State, raising questions about the goals of the group and who might be behind it, reports Ahmed Mustafa
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Far-right parties have been making electoral gains in many Western countries in what is being seen as a threat to the mainstream political system, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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