As part of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on January 16, 2026, the appointment of General Jasper Jeffers to lead the newly established International Stabilization Force in the Gaza Strip.

Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal, long aligned with al-Assad, now uses sectarian rhetoric to challenge Syria’s new state and stir division on the coast.

Tucker Carlson, a prominent right-wing media figure, has emerged as a symbol of a notable shift within the conservative right by challenging long-standing taboos over relations with “Tel Aviv”.

As Iraq weighs a new prime minister, attention has shifted to the Shiite Coordination Framework, where Ali al-Shukry is emerging as a leading compromise candidate for the top post.

Nikolay Mladenov, the former UN envoy to the Middle East, has emerged as the leading contender to head the “Peace Council” for Gaza, a body that would oversee day-to-day governance of the territory.

Palestinian authorities have detained Hicham Harb, a suspect in the 1982 Paris attack, sparking legal and political controversy over his possible extradition to France.

Michel Issa assumes his post as Washington’s ambassador to Lebanon in a delicate political juncture dominated by the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons and the future of indirect negotiations with “Israel”.

Nicknamed “the King of Cannabis,” Mark Savaya, an American of Iraqi origin and a close friend of Elizabeth Tsurkov, has been appointed as U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy to Iraq.

Tawfiq Abu Naim, a veteran political and security figure, has now emerged as the leading contender to head Hamas in Gaza, especially after the Israeli Occupation’s assassination campaign between 2023 and 2025, killing many of the group’s most prominent figures.

Blaise Metreweli, the newly appointed head of Britain’s MI6 and the first woman ever to lead it, takes charge at a pivotal moment, as the world shifts after the Israeli war on Gaza, great-power tensions deepen, and technology reshapes the future of espionage.

Larry Ellison emerges not only as a billionaire businessman of global wealth and influence but also as one of the leading financial backers of the Israeli occupation project, channeling his fortune and networks to drive a political agenda that reaches into the heart of the Middle East conflict.

In a twist laden with irony, Morocco’s former higher-education minister Abdellatif Miraoui has re-emerged not in government but at the lectern of a French university, only weeks after leaving office.

Amir Ohana is the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset; he lives with another man and they have adopted twins, and his election to the position has drawn sharp criticism from rabbis and ultra-Orthodox officials who refuse to shake his hand.

Iranian diplomat Saeed Khatibzadeh has been making headlines for months, not only because he once served as the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman and later as an ambassador, but also because he is regarded as the youngest figure in Tehran’s diplomatic circle.

In a shocking incident that shook the political and security landscape of the U.S., conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed while delivering a speech at Utah Valley University.