Abdulaziz Alkhamis

AI generated photo with the Lebanese and Hezbollah flag By: Abdulaziz AlKhamis The party has lost its leaders, its base, and its Iranian umbrella. Now it is fighting a different war over who gets to define defeat. On April 14, for the first time in thirty-three years, a Lebanese ambassador and an Israeli ambassador sat across from each other at the U.S. State Department. The meeting, brokered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was brief and ceremonial. It produced no agreement, only a joint...

AI generated photo about the issue explained in the article Wars in the Middle East do more than test military power — they expose the fragile economic foundations behind regional alliances. Recent reports from Pakistan reveal that Islamabad has sought major financial support from Saudi Arabia, including converting a $5 billion Saudi deposit into a long-term facility, expanding deferred oil payments, and securing financial guarantees for international borrowing. Behind these requests lies a...