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By Somaye Morovati
Strategic significance of Bin Zayed’s visit to Pakistan
TEHRAN - The official visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on December 26, 2025, may at first glance be interpreted as a ceremonial bilateral engagement between two countries bound by longstanding and “brotherly” relations.
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By Shahrokh Saei
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: Power play or Gaza expulsion plot?
TEHRAN – Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has triggered fierce backlash across Africa, the Arab world, and beyond. At the same time, the move has brought Israel’s underlying motives into sharper focus, raising questions about regional security, international law, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Gradual erosion of Christian presence in post-war Syria
BEIRUT—In the aftermath of Syria’s prolonged conflict, the question facing the country’s Christian communities is no longer one of political alignment, but of survival itself.
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Israel’s detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safia enters second year
Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, 52, remains in an Israeli prison a year after Israel detained him without charges or trial.
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‘No witnesses, no narrative:’ Syndicate says Israel deliberately targets Palestinian journalists
Israel’s systematic campaign of violence against Palestinian journalists since October 2023 has peaked this year with the targeting of dozens of members of the press, Al Jazeera reported Saturday, citing the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
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Israel’s ceasefire breaches deepen Gaza’s suffering
TEHRAN — More than two months after a U.S.-brokered “ceasefire” took effect on October 10, Israeli forces continue near-daily assaults and restrictions, deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
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By staff writer
UAE–Israel partnership casts a shadow on southern Yemen
TEHRAN – Southern Yemen is no longer just a battleground between local factions. It is becoming a testing ground for foreign ambitions, with the United Arab Emirates pushing separatist forces into new territory while deepening its partnership with Israel. These moves are reshaping the conflict in ways that go far beyond Yemen’s borders.
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By Somaye Morovati
Strategic significance of Bin Zayed’s visit to Pakistan
TEHRAN - The official visit of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on December 26, 2025, may at first glance be interpreted as a ceremonial bilateral engagement between two countries bound by longstanding and “brotherly” relations.
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By Sasa Milivojev
Gaza genocide and collapse of human conscience
Shame on silence, cowardice and betrayal of humanity
History will record this moment not as a triumph of civilization, but as its absolute moral collapse. In Gaza, more than 70,000 innocent human beings—the overwhelming majority women, mothers, pregnant women, and children—have been systematically annihilated. Their crime? Being born Palestinian. Their punishment? Death under rubble, starvation, and fire. And the world, with all its institutions, governments, and self-proclaimed guardians of humanity, stood by in silence.
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By Shahrokh Saei
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: Power play or Gaza expulsion plot?
TEHRAN – Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has triggered fierce backlash across Africa, the Arab world, and beyond. At the same time, the move has brought Israel’s underlying motives into sharper focus, raising questions about regional security, international law, and the fate of Palestinians in Gaza.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Gradual erosion of Christian presence in post-war Syria
BEIRUT—In the aftermath of Syria’s prolonged conflict, the question facing the country’s Christian communities is no longer one of political alignment, but of survival itself.
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Hundreds mourn victims of deadly bombing at Alawite mosque in Homs
Hundreds gathered in the rain and cold outside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday to mourn the eight people killed in a bombing the day before in the predominantly Alawite Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood.
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Sudanese RSF offensive near Chad border leaves hundreds dead, villages in ashes
More than 200 people, including women and children, were killed in ethnically motivated RSF attacks in parts of Darfur, the Sudan Doctors Network said, citing survivor testimonies from displacement camps near the Sudan–Chad border.
