During his interview with Al-Estiklal, Mohamed Abu Zeid, Sudan Future Movement Foreign Secretary, discusses the shifting dynamics of Sudan's internal conflict, the role of neighboring countries, and the broader regional implications.

A controversial Emirati move toward three African countries ruled by coup regime: Investing in chaos to cement influence and undermine regional rivals.

A growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE over oil production and strategy risks fracturing OPEC amid global energy shifts.

Scenes of Syrians returning from displacement camps near the Turkish border to their hometowns—once abandoned due to war—continue to unfold, as many see it as a symbol of “complete victory” following the fall of the country’s tyrant.

The United Arab Emirates is stepping up its strategic presence in West Africa, with its latest moves focusing on the Alliance of the Sahel States, which includes Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

Just like it did with its own education system after normalizing ties with “Israel,” the UAE is now pushing for changes to the Palestinian curriculum, claiming it contains “incitement” against Tel Aviv .

Disarming the Palestinian Resistance has become one of Israeli Occupation’s declared conditions for ending its assault on Gaza—a demand that has been repeatedly echoed in Tel Aviv amid mounting American and European pressure to stop the war.

How Saudi Arabia boosted the fortunes of the World's wealthiest businessmen after Trump’s visit

Two years after its launch, Iraq’s Development Road project has yet to see any real progress on the ground, despite its major strategic importance in connecting Asia and Europe through Iraq and Turkiye.

Iraqi leaders have appealed the annulment of the 2013 maritime agreement with Kuwait amid rising tensions before the 2025 Arab League Summit.

After a travel ban that had been in place since 2021, the UAE’s decision to allow its citizens to visit Lebanon signals a possible return of Emirati investment to a country whose political landscape is starting to shift.

Economic rivalry and power struggles between Saudi Arabia and the UAE — can the Gulf Cooperation Council survive, or is it fading into history?

As U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on May 13, 2025, the outlines of what is being called “Deal of the Century 2” partially emerged during his tour of the three Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.

While the Arab world faces numerous crises, Iraq—the summit's host—is grappling with its own internal challenges, prompting criticism over the government's large and, to some, wasteful financial allocations for hosting Arab leaders.

Tensions are mounting between longtime rivals and uneasy neighbors, Ethiopia and Eritrea, as Addis Ababa’s renewed push for Red Sea access raises fears of a new war in the Horn of Africa, just seven years after the restoration of diplomatic ties.