• Ceasefire in Gaza: what will the next phase look like and how will it play out?

    After 15 months of intense fighting, a fragile peace has been brokered in Gaza. On January 15th, Qatar's Prime Minister confirmed that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement on a ceasefire and hostage deal, which would take effect on January 19th. This was confirmed by the Israeli cabinet...
  • Syrian president Bashar al-Assad overthrown by rebels

    Following 13 years of civil war, Syria has been liberated from the Assad family’s 50-year authoritarian regime. Within a mere 11 days, Syria’s capital, Damascus, fell to the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel group, ultimately forcing the Syrian government to withdraw and the Assad family to seek asylum within...