Though a new regional order is being shaped, there is little reason to believe that any strategic realignment will emanate from this week’s Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia.
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All eyes are on how the outcome of next month’s crucial elections in Turkey could reshape the regional order.
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A supposed détente between Middle Eastern foes is taking shape, suggesting the region is going back to normal.
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Iran-Saudi thawing means less regional tension, but big uncertainty clouds over a successful reset,.
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Ripple effects from the US-led invasion of Iraq continue to take heavy toll.
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The political impact from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria could be enormous, but predicting what types of fallouts is another matter, writes Salah Nasrawi
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As Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani ends his first 100 days in office, Iraq’s embattled prime minister seems to be hurtling towards an uncertain political future, writes Salah Nasrawi
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The costs of reconciliation with the Al-Assad regime without a reformed Syria will weigh on the region for generations.
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Iran’s meddling is the main source of instability and conflict in Iraq, and unless it is reversed it will lead to more hardship and chaos, writes Salah Nasrawi
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Despite a breakthrough after a year of national crisis, political stability in Iraq is far from guaranteed in the coming year.
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The fallout from the war in Ukraine has been felt throughout the region, with many Arabs hoping it will change the current world order.
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One of the largest scandals ever to hit the country has recently hit Iraq, but the case is still shrouded in cloak-and-dagger drama, writes Salah Nasrawi
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Iraq has taken its first steps towards the formation of a new government, but whether it can find lasting peace remains in doubt.
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As Algeria aims to use the upcoming Arab Summit meeting in Algiers to assert its leadership in the region, the event looks more and more likely to be another freewheeling exercise, writes Salah Nasrawi
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Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr has a lot to worry about. He has created a mass movement only to turn out he is lacking the edge.
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A new round of public protests that has rocked Iran signals a growing sense of struggle against the country’s Islamic regime.
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Iran is increasingly taking over the patronage of a massive annual Shia festival in Iraq, with many seeing it as a sign of its boosting its influence in the country.
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Turkey has now more troops than ever in northern Iraq, but a full-scale invasion of the enclave will take a very heavy toll, writes Al-Ahram Weekly.
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The failed attempt by Muqtada Al-Sadr to bring down the country’s entrenched ruling cliques has exposed a dangerous fault line on Iraq’s path for change, writes Al-Ahram Weekly.
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