June 17, 2025
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Fear of the Egyptian Army… Israeli Generals: Alarm bells ringing from Cairo

by Vernas Hefzy At the heart of simmering regional conflicts, a recent report issued by some Israeli generals stands out as a disturbing prediction about the military future of the Middle East. With tensions rising between Egypt and Israel, signs of a potential escalation are looming. Perhaps most surprising are the military preparations undertaken by […]

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The shadow man.. Ahmed Al-Dalati who is leading the negotiations between Syria and Israel

by Vernas Hefzy (originally appeared in Masr Times in Arabic) Vernas Hefzy Following the victory of the Syrian armed opposition factions that ended the rule of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, I interviewed Brigadier General Ahmed al-Dalati, a leader in the Syrian military operations department. We discussed the new government’s vision, the issue of minorities, […]

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How not to win a war: negotiations, procrastination and terror-empowerment

by Giovanni Giacalone The war initiated by the IDF in Gaza to release the hostages and eradicate Hamas has been dragging on for over sixteen months now. Around 58 hostages, two dozen of whom possibly alive, are still in the hands of the Palestinian terrorist organization which hasn’t been defeated or eradicated yet. The war […]

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Trump is no ally of Israel and Netanyahu needs to act now

by Giovanni Giacalone It is widely known how the Biden administration was quite problematic for Israel with its pressure to limit the IDF’s actions against Hamas, the entrance into Rafah, cutting the weapon shipment and imposing continuous “humanitarian aid” into Gaza that went straight into Hamas’ pockets. However, sometimes things can only get worse and, […]

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Examining the Impact and Implications of the Bandar Abbas Explosion

by Turan Rzayev As is known, on April 26, an explosion occurred in the Shahid Rajaee Port in Bandar Abbas, located in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran. According to the information provided by the “Tasnim” agency, the explosion was caused by the detonation of a fuel storage tank. It was reported that the blast […]

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Expectations of the US-Iran Talks: Round 2 in Rome

by Rustam Taghizade   The initial outcome of the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States on Saturday cannot be considered a complete success. It is hypothesised that in this particular instance, Iran is seeking to prolong the negotiation phase. The present article will analyse questions of the following nature: firstly, what is the […]

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Russia and The Middle East

by Rustam Taghizade   The primary political and strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Middle East can be categorized into three overarching domains: Geopolitical Influence & Counterbalancing the West. The Russian Federation seeks to challenge the prevailing Western hegemony and maintain a multipolar world order by strengthening ties with Middle Eastern states. The […]

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Germany under attack on the eve of the elections. Syrian and Afghan immigrants, as well as those from the Caucasus, are terrorizing the country.

by Stefano Piazza Last night at around 6 p.m., a Spanish tourist was seriously injured by an assailant armed with a knife at the memorial dedicated to the Jews murdered in Europe, in the Mitte district of Berlin. As announced by the Berlin police on X, the seriously injured man was taken to hospital for […]

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Austria: Syrian immigrant attacks crowd: fourteen-year-old boy dies

by Stefano Piazza   Yesterday in Villach, about 350 kilometers south of Vienna, near the border with Italy and Slovenia, a Syrian asylum seeker attacked a crowd in the old town. The result was tragic: a 14-year-old boy died, while four other people were injured, some seriously. The attack happened suddenly, just before 4:00 p.m., […]

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Who is Farhad Noor, the Munich attacker?

by Stefano Piazza Farhad Noor, known for being a muscular internet star, drove his car into a group of demonstrators in Munich. He injured 30 people, including a child. What’s even more shocking is that before committing this horrible act, he had posted a religious speech on the internet. Having arrived in Germany at a […]

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