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Saudi crown prince is waiting for Israel's election results before seeking its help against Houthis

Analysis: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will not rush to seek Israeli aid, despite the attacks Saudi Arabia is suffering; Senior official in Riyadh: 'f Netanyahu loses the elections, we can turn over a new leaf'

Smadar Perry | 10.12.26

Flydubai suspect expected to face death penalty in UAE

Analysis: Senior Emirati source says Mossad and Israeli aviation experts joined the Abu Dhabi probe alongside Saudi, Omani and US intelligence officials, as investigators examine claims he planned to seize the cockpit and strike Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Towers

Smadar Perry | 10.04.26

Then I got a call from a very senior Egyptian source

Commentary: The Atlantic investigation sheds new light on a Yedioth Ahronoth report from the start of the war; Cairo’s message was stark, but Sinwar blinded those responsible in Israel to his true intentions, and there were other warnings

Smadar Perry | 09.27.26

Israel must capitalize on Saudi Arabia’s predicament

Opinion: The US is leaving room for Israel, hoping military cooperation will deepen ties and perhaps lead Saudi Arabia toward some form of Abraham Accords agreement

Smadar Perry | 09.17.26

Jordan has had enough of Netanyahu, and is waiting for Israel’s election

Opinion: Jordan’s peace with Israel has frozen under Netanyahu, but security ties still endure; officials in Amman are now waiting for Israel’s election, hoping a change of government could reopen the palace doors and revive a relationship left in deep freeze

Smadar Perry | 09.03.26

'General who could break the curse': Arab world watches Eisenkot, asks if Netanyahu era's over

Saudi weekly Al Majalla highlights former IDF chief's Moroccan roots, the death of his son Gal in Gaza and strong polling, while questioning his approach to Arab parties and the West Bank and warning of a Netanyahu comeback plan

Smadar Perry | 08.30.26

Al-Sharaa’s very busy week: Israel talks, Kurdish deal and Syria’s economic reopening

Analysis: Syrian leader is moving on several fronts at once, seeking to consolidate control at home, draw Kurdish forces into the Syrian state, reopen the economy to foreign investment and maintain discreet regional channels without triggering new conflicts

Smadar Perry | 08.27.26

Naim Qassem is no Nasrallah, and Lebanon knows it

Commentary: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem’s supposedly dramatic speeches no longer draw attention, reinforcing the impression he is little more than a tool of senior IRGC officials

Smadar Perry | 08.17.26

Conversion therapy, fertility treatment in London and disputed succession: who is Mojtaba Khamenei?

Israeli officials say Iran’s new supreme leader survived the strike that killed his father but remains badly wounded and unseen, while former Iranian and Israeli intelligence figures say the Revolutionary Guards may now dominate key decisions

Smadar Perry | 08.16.26

Trump makes the requests, Riyadh supplies the money: Mohammed bin Salman’s regional strategy

Commentary: The US president calls the Saudi crown prince his ‘friend,’ while Riyadh blocks Saad Hariri’s political comeback, prepares investments in Syria and Lebanon, backs a new Palestinian leadership and keeps Netanyahu’s office at arm’s length

Smadar Perry | 07.26.26

A historic Israel-Lebanon deal is closer than it appears

Opinion: As President Joseph Aoun prepares for a rare White House visit, quiet diplomacy, growing public support in Lebanon and new US proposals point to a potential breakthrough — though Hezbollah remains the biggest obstacle

Smadar Perry | 07.13.26

Gaza after war: Hamas intimidation, tent schools and weddings in ruins

Despite war and devastation, Hamas remains in control of Gaza, suppressing dissent as residents struggle with poverty, costly attempts to leave, tent living and broken infrastructure while finding moments of joy through weddings and daily survival.

Smadar Perry | 07.11.26

The Arab world is watching Israel, and already betting on its next election

Analysis: Across Arab capitals, Washington and major Muslim countries in Asia, Israel’s political future is under constant review; 1,000 days after October 7, officials and experts see missed opportunities, a frozen Palestinian track and Netanyahu still favored to win

Smadar Perry | 07.02.26

Bashar Assad’s lonely Moscow exile: luxury homes, family rifts and trials at home

While Assad lives under guard between a Moscow City penthouse and a villa outside the capital, Syria’s new rulers are trying his regime in absentia; Russia is courting Damascus, and Putin appears to have little use for the deposed dictator

Smadar Perry | 06.05.26

אסים מוניר עם מסעוד פזשכאין ומוחמד באקר קאליבאף

It’s the economy, stupid: Arab leaders reject Iran deal but fear economic collapse

Opinion: Arab leaders oppose emerging US-Iran understandings and want the fall of Iran’s clerical regime, but fear regional economic collapse, oil and trade disruptions through Hormuz and rising instability forces them to back Trump’s approach

Smadar Perry | 05.25.26

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