'The pessimist who became a prophet': interesting read #Sandel but overstating the foresight of his philosophy - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com by @martinsandbu.ft.com

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libya's late dictator, killed in the northern African country, report say

More Saudi investment in Syria, part of Sharaa's vision of using foreign investment (mostly Gulf money) to fund reconstruction — except how does a new private Syrian airline, or real estate "in the old towns," help house millions of displaced Syrians? www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US shoots down #Iranian drone as #MiddleEast tensions escalate - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

The #UN reports #Israel dropped an unknown chemical substance over land in South #Lebanon. Substance is said to be non toxic by IL but peacekeepers were asked to stay away and undercover...🤔 There is concern for the consequences of such actions for agriculture: essential economic activity there.

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

' #Greenland, #America and the end of #Atlanticism' - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Israel bombed 5 towns in Lebanon today. Another day of an Israeli ceasefire: you cease, we fire

Before a signing ceremony planned for Thursday, several nations have agreed to join the board. But many haven't.

#Lebanon/#Israel carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

Fifty years later, Tal al-Zaatar returns... to the stage #Lebanon #Palestine today.lorientlejour.com/article/1485...

#Israel strike on #Palestinian refugee camp in #Lebanon kills 13 and raises fears of new offensive - on.ft.com/4r5u128 via @financialtimes.com

Exceptional report by @financialtimes.com on #KSA #Neom megaproject. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...

NEW: "Material Politics of Normalization" the Summer/Fall Issue of Middle East Report! A hard hitting collection of 11 essays, reviews, and interviews on the architecture of normalization with Israel, from the Abraham Accords to the Gaza Genocide. buff.ly/ZmeaAty

‘It’s been a cesspit, really, my life’: war photographer Don #McCullin on 19 of his greatest pictures | #Photography | @theguardian.com share.google/PNxDzXoMgkwY...

Live: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 60, including dozens of children

"Freed Palestinian prisoners recount beatings and abuse in Israeli jails" - on.ft.com/4hulOA2 via @financialtimes.com free access for the first few click.

Woodward is praised for his impeccable factual reporting, but at least this page from 'War' does not make much sense to me. He claims that Bibi reported to Biden about imminent Hezbollah's attacks on 11/10. But #Hezbollah began attacking already in the night of 7-8/10. 乁⁠(⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠Ĺ̯⁠ ⁠⁰͡⁠ ⁠)⁠ ⁠ㄏ

Interesting podcast "What to make of #Trump's #Gaza plan?" via @crisisgroup.org open.spotify.com/episode/0ZVc...

103 civilians killed in #Lebanon since cease-fire, says UN today.lorientlejour.com/article/1479...

How Donald #Trump’s #Gaza deal came together - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @financialtimes.com

Full text of Donald #Trump’s proposal to end the war in #Gaza - on.ft.com/46uvmrd via @financialtimes.com

Another consideration relevant to this thesis (Musa al-Sadr killed by Qaddafi, due to Iran hardliners' pressure) is that it fits with the the antagonism between Khomeini and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, cousin of Musa, and equally politically active in Iraq. www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Timing may or may not be casual, but #KSA #Pakistan defence treaty is another sign of the eastward shift of the barycentre of power in world politics, caused *also* by Western states to support #Israel unconditionally. on.ft.com/4mkzajd via @financialtimes.com

Illuminating and yet deeply depressing report on how #Israel extreme right exploits what is left of #Oslo to cripple the West Bank and the Palestinians. Free access link👇. on.ft.com/46EBkWl via @financialtimes.com

A very deep and important report by L'Orient Le Jour on the pagers attack against Hezbollah by #Israel in #Lebanon a year ago. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1477...

An interview with France 24 on the events in #Doha #Qatar yesterday. Key points: hard to believe US did not know about this in advance, #Qatar and other Gulf countries concerned about their security, evidence of #Israel crimes in #Palestine piles up... Link to video: 📺https://youtu.be/P2k1hvb3BTU

Important steps in re-establishing #Lebanon-#Syria relations as equal partners. Major points: border demarcation, #Hezbollah, and the rescission of the infamous Treaty of Brotherhood and Cooperation. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1475...

www.clingendael.org/publication/... via @clingendael.bsky.social

#Israel confirms that has no intention to de-escalate and give sufficient respite to the GoL to lay the basis for the monopoly of force in #Lebanon. Instead violence continues reinforcing #Hezbollah's narrative and weakening the government. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1475...

Thanks to the @civilwarpaths.bsky.social research team for your contributions & @filippodionigi.bsky.social @rtapscott.bsky.social @marniehowlett.bsky.social for bringing this Forum together! #UKRIFLF @uoypolitics.bsky.social

"As all eyes are on #Iran, the horror in #Gaza persists" Free access to this article from The Economist. You can open the link five times within seven days www.economist.com/middle-east-...

My two cents on the latest developments #USA, #Israel, #Iran for BBC Radio Bristol 🎙️. Listen via the link below if interested. 👇 youtu.be/0bMtXw2gFMc

Rather hilarious piece on @alphaville.ft.com regarding defence, AI and all that... Link below gives free access to a few of those who click on it. on.ft.com/3ZAN9sM

🎁Free article: You can open the link five times within seven days. #Trump’s three excruciating choices on #Iran www.economist.com/middle-east-...

#Israel has taken an audacious but terrifying gamble www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Can #Israel destroy #Iran’s nuclear sites? - on.ft.com/4lpHpL5 via @FT

Sharing my interview🎙️below with France24 En, regarding the latest #attack of #Israel against #Iran and the uncertainties that this causes in the region and globally. ⬇️ youtu.be/fyvWq-RvUr4

Notable that many of the F-15s and F-16s in #IAF footage - supposedly from last night - are carrying 2000lb GBU-31(V)1 JDAMs. Suggests Israel has established sufficient control of the air to operate non-stealth aircraft directly over Iranian targets without relying on standoff weapons like Rampage

Foreseeable and yet striking stance from #Hezbollah saying that it will not initiate hostilities against #Israel in conjunction with its attack against #Iran. today.lorientlejour.com

#Israel's explanation of #IranUnderAttack implies 2 violations of Int. Law: Using force to "roll back a threat" is preventive, not covered by self-defence. Nuclear scientists, unless they R members of the Iranian armed forces, are not legitimate targets of attack under IHL.

In the meanwhile in #Gaza...

FirstFT: Israeli strikes target Iranian commanders and nuclear plant - on.ft.com/43Jt0TX via @FT

‘The land remembers’: #Lebanon’s pavilion in #Venice #Biennale refuses to stay silent today.lorientlejour.com/article/1463...

How #Israel is forcing #Gazans off their land - on.ft.com/444z8oP via @financialtimes.com

#Israel's government seems to have launched an advertising campaign via #Google to legitimize its use of force against #Gaza.

One-stop-shop article by @lizsly.bsky.social on #Lebanon and #Hezbollah very much worth reading. ⬇️ via @economist.com. www.economist.com/1843/2025/05...

UN says Gaza’s population is being subjected to one of the ‘most obstructed aid operations’ in recent history.

The fate of #Gaza: ‘It all depends on Trump’ - on.ft.com/43AiWv2 via @financialtimes.com