Marianna Belenkaya

Marianna Belenkaya

Amos Hochstein's impossible mission and Hamas's future plan: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya talks on Hamas's plans to hand over the management of the civilian sector in the Gaza Strip to Fatah, the possibility of a full-scale war between Hezbollah and Israel, and the conflict between Netanyahu and the Biden administration over weapons halt

Hamas justifies its actions, Hezbollah retaliates, Biden doubts: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya talks on Hamas's negative response to the Biden deal, escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, and the upcoming elections in the USA, France, and the EU

Possible major war with Hezbollah, doubts of Hamas, Tehran's resentment: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya talks about potential Hezbollah-Israel escalation, Iranian politics, the possibility of the Biden deal, and 'the day after' the fighting stops in Gaza

Israeli-Egyptian crisis and EU sanctions threat: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya analyses the consequences of the deadly fire in Rafah, the clash between Egyptian soldiers and Israeli troops at Rafah Crossing, calls for EU trade sanctions on Israel, and China's growing influence in the Middle East

The death of Raisi and pressure on Israel: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya analyses the consequences of Iran's president's death, the future of Saudi-Israeli normalization, and issues with Qatar and Egypt as mediators in Gaza hostage-for-truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas

Peacekeepers in Gaza, conflict with Cairo, disputes in Manama: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya analyses the results of the summit of the League of Arab States, Egypt's threats to downgrade diplomatic relations with Israel, and the future of the Gaza Strip after the war

Hamas's strategy, Cairo-Doha relay, and US vacillations: What has happened in the Middle East

Expert on Arab affairs Marianna Belenkaya writes about Hamas's version of the hostage deal, Egypt's role as a mediator, and Biden's decision to stop US weapons supplies to Israel