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Trump takes aim at the Muslim Brotherhood abroad, while the domestic chapters might be next By: Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator https://mideastdiscourse.com/2025/11/26/trump-takes-aim-at-the-muslim-brotherhood-abroad-while-the-do

By Steven Sahiounie | November 26, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On November 24, US President Donald Trump began a process to legally label some chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organiza...

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Saudi Arabia took care of business in a wheeling-dealing White House

By Steven Sahiounie | November 22, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On November 18, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally. Separately, the White House stat...

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UN Security Council adopts Trump’s Gaza plan despite being vague

By Steven Sahiounie | November 20, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On November 18, the United Nations Security Council approved U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip, endorsing a draft reso...

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Trump advances a plan for a new Syria

By Steven Sahiounie | November 15, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On November 10, U.S. President Donald Trump received Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, and the pair shared a two-hour meeting...

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Iraqi Parliamentary elections see high voter turnout and new dynamics

By Steven Sahiounie | November 12, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On November 11, tens of thousands of Iraqi voters took to the polls to elect a new parliament, marking the country’s sixth legislative ele...

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The Lebanese resistance is “capitalizing on the support of its community”, interview with Dr. Hisham Al-Awar

By Steven Sahiounie | November 11, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Israel carries out multiple attacks across Lebanon on an almost daily basis, despite a US-brokered ceasefire almost 1-year-old. Israel has refus...

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Israel’s lack of human rights and justice is exposed in video leak

By Steven Sahiounie | November 6, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi is a Major general in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) who served as the chief military advocate from September 1, 2021. ...

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The EU position on Gaza risks being irrelevant

By Steven Sahiounie | November 1, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator In September, in New York City, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU stands "firmly united" behind a two-state solutio...

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US Repeals Cesar Sanctions as SDF Pledges to Join National Army

By Steven Sahiounie | November 1, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator In a seismic shift that signals a new chapter for a post-Assad Syria, two landmark developments are reshaping the nation's political and militar...

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New Russian base in southern Syria: security for Israel and Syria

By Steven Sahiounie | October 28, 2025

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Russia is a potential counterweight to Israel, which has invaded parts of southern Syria after the fall of Assad, and has carried out over 1,000...

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