September 9, 2026

By Dr Shahridan Faiez ON July 11, 1882, British warships anchored off Alexandria and unleashed a devastating barrage on the city’s fortifications. The pretext was “restoring order” and “protecting the Suez Canal.” Within weeks, General Garnet Wolseley’s forces crushed the Egyptian army at Tel elKebir, turning the Khedive into a puppet. The reality was far uglier: […]

by Imran Mohd Rasid The most consequential feature of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is not its alleged resemblance to NATO. It is not a Sunni pact either, and neither it being the first effort by Middle Eastern states to build a regional security framework. This new security triangle represents a broader and more consequential