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Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during...

Pact for the Mediterranean – One Sea, One Pact, One Future – a shared ambition for the region

Brussels - On Thursday (Octobre 16, 2025), the European Commission and the High Representative set out a new ambitious strategy to strengthen EU relations with its Southern Mediterranean partners. Building on our historical...

After 2 years of devastating war, will Arab countries now turn their backs on Israel?

Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, La Trobe University - The Middle East has long been riddled by instability. This makes getting a sense of the broader, long-term trends in the aftermath of the Gaza war particularly challenging. The significance of Trump’s 20-point peace deal that has (hopefully) brought an end to the Gaza war cannot be overstated. However, this deal – and what comes next – will not change the Middle East. Rather, the wars of the past two years merely consolidated trends that were already under way. They didn’t serve as a radical break from the past. The impact of October 7 on the region Before October 2023, Israel’s place in the region seemed to...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year. That extraordinary figure represents...

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In the Middle East, women journalists and activists have been driving crucial change

Farinaz Basmechi, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa - Last month marked the third anniversary of...

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Simon Mabon, Lancaster University - Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with other countries in the Middle East...

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but...

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman, University of Richmond Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the...