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Syria's Alawites should embrace 'Zionism,' Israel amid Bundism's failure - opinion
Alawite “Zionism”: A movement of collective self-preservation, self-defense, and cultural revival. Alawite “Bundism”: A movement to embrace assimilation into pan-Arabism.
Turkey eyes post-Iran Middle East as regional order shifts - analysis
Turkey’s strategy for long-term dominance in the Middle East - opinion
'Israel cannot live without hostility': Turkey warns Israel may target it next
Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll back Iranian-backed militias.
Iraqi Sunnis divided over upcoming vote for parliament speaker
Iraq’s top leadership is divided along sectarian lines, with the president being Kurdish and the prime minister usually a Shi’ite. The lower-level speaker of parliament's role goes to Sunnis.
Three killed as Alawite protest in Syria’s Latakia turns violent
Three people were killed and more than 40 were wounded after gunfire erupted during an Alawite protest in Syria’s Latakia province, as demonstrators called for federalism and prisoner releases.
‘One Ring’ of pro-Palestine propaganda shaping the war on Zionism – opinion
From academia to activism, weaponized language fuels an anti-Zionist narrative that distorts history and reshapes global opinion.
US's Muslim Brotherhood ban could cripple global Islamist networks, says expert - interview
"If you ban the ideology, it's like suffocating, it's like cutting oxygen from all the factions that are aligning with this ideology or working within the ecosystem," said Dalia Ziada
Sunni candidate killed ahead of Iraq’s November parliamentary elections
This is the most high-profile assassination of these elections and the most high-profile attack in Iraq in recent memory.
Iranian forces kill six militants in the southeast, state media says
Iran's southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.
Five policemen killed in attack in restive southeast Iran
Iran's southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups.
At least five killed, 20 wounded in attack on Iranian courthouse
Semi-state official news site Tasnim released a testimony from an alleged witness who claimed "the gunmen were three men in their twenties who had backpacks and started shooting."
More than a dozen killed in sectarian clashes near Syrian capital
The fighting marked the latest episode of deadly sectarian violence in Syria and increased fears of violence against minorities.
