La Corne de l’Afrique : nouvelle terre de bataille d’influence entre les monarchies du Golfe

La Corne de l’Afrique s’impose comme l’un des nouveaux “terrain d’affrontement” de la compétition stratégique entre Émirats arabes unis, Arabie saoudite, Israël et puissances régionales. Une lutte d’influence qui fragilise des États déjà instables et fait planer le risque d’un conflit élargi en mer Rouge.

Composée de l’Éthiopie, de la Somalie, du Somaliland, de Djibouti et de l’Érythrée, voisine du Soudan, la Corne constitue la pointe orientale du continent africain, face à la mer Rouge qui la sépare du monde arabe.

Israel is weaponising an ‘anti-pollution law’ against West Bank’s Palestinians

This new military law appears, on the surface, to be environmentally friendly, but its essence is dangerous: it continues the policy of land confiscation.

Residents of the town of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, were surprised by an Israeli military order to confiscate a plot of land under the recently issued Israeli anti-pollution law enforced over the occupied West Bank.

As Iran tensions mount, beware the hidden hand of this two-faced US ‘ally’

While Washington searches for ways to weaken Iran’s murderous rulers, our supposed NATO ally Turkey is working overtime to keep the mullahs alive — and in power.

This week’s diplomatic tug-of-war over US-Iran negotiations is a win for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s Islamist strongman, who has led a cynical campaign to stall for time and block US and Israeli military action against the Islamic Republic after its brutal crackdown on civilian protesters.

The Baloch Insurgency in Pakistan: Evolution, Tactics, and Regional Security Implications

Abstract: The Baloch insurgency in Pakistan has intensified sharply since the beginning of 2025, marked by sophisticated attacks such as the Jaffar Express hijacking by Baloch Liberation Army-Jeeyand faction (BLA-J) on March 11, 2025, which resulted in the kidnapping of more than 400 passengers and death of at least 26 hostages. Groups such as BLA-J, Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), and Baloch Liberation Army-Azad faction (BLA-A) continue to deploy suicide bombers, including women, and temporarily seize territories, targeting Chinese nationals and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. The insurgency’s regional spillover, especially into Iran, and competition for resources and prominence among factions of the insurgency further complicate Pakistan’s internal security. The Baloch Raaji Aajohi Sangar (BRAS) coalition among some of the major Baloch armed groups involved in the conflict enables large-scale, coordinated strikes, undermining counterterrorism efforts. Without a political resolution addressing long-standing grievances, the insurgency threatens to escalate, destabilizing both national and regional security.

Don’t be deceived, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a terror organization!

HTS is a radical terrorist organization that is directly responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Syria in the past seven years. Although the organization liberated Syria from its brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad, we recommend that you never forget its origins and deeds along the way, which may suggest a new brutal dictatorship. Al-Julani and his designated ministers already stated that Syria will be a country of Sharia law. They even use the jihadist flag.

Execution of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi upends Libya’s fragile power balance

The death of the ICC-wanted heir removes a major obstacle to the country’s stalled elections, even as his supporters decry a ‘treacherous’ end for the man who once promised reform – and later, ‘rivers of blood’.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s late longtime ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed Tuesday by gunmen who stormed his home in the western city of Zintan, his French lawyer Marcel Ceccaldi told AFP.

The End of the Middle East’s Oil Bonanza

The Middle East has finally arrived at the grim reckoning long barreling toward it: a ruinous collapse of oil revenues that renders government deficits utterly unsustainable.

Among the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, four are running persistent annual budget deficits that are eroding their sovereign wealth reserves and plunging their finances into terminal decline, condemning their economies to stagnation.

Iran Update, January 24, 2026

Key Takeaways

  • Syria: The Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to extend their ceasefire in northeastern Syria for 15 days on January 24. The continued ceasefire will help ensure that the government offensive does not inflict lasting harm on US counter-Islamic State in Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) objectives in northeastern Syria because it will create stable conditions for Syrian government forces to deploy to and secure ISIS detention facilities. The ceasefire will also enable US forces to continue to transfer ISIS detainees from Syria.
  • Iranian Nuclear Program: The Institute for Science and International Security reported on January 22 that Iran is encasing a newly built facility at Taleghan 2 at the Parchin Military Complex in a concrete “sarcophagus” to harden the facility against potential airstrikes. The Institute reported that the facility houses a cylindrical chamber that resembles a high explosive test chamber.
  • Iranian Leadership: Anti-regime media claimed on January 24 that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has moved into an underground shelter in Tehran Province, according to two unspecified sources close to the regime. The sources added that Khamenei’s third son, Masoud, has assumed day-to-day oversight of the Supreme Leader’s office and is now the primary conduit for coordination with the government’s executive institutions.