Middle East
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Seminars and activities
ICGER Launches its Annual Geopolitical Report with a Panel Discussion
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, ICGER hosted a panel discussion at its headquarters in downtown Beirut to celebrate the launch…
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STUDIES
Annual Geopolitical Report – 2025
The International Center for Geopolitical & Economic Research (ICGER) hereby issues its second Annual Geopolitical Report. This edition documents and…
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STUDIES
Annual Geopolitical Report 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, the need arises to analyze the year’s political events using a rigorous and pioneering…
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Political follow-up
Dr. Youssef’s Scenario Materializes Precisely: Saudi Air Cover for the Advance of the National Shield Forces in Yemen
On January 2, 2026, Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi announced the appointment of Hadramawt Governor Salem Al-Khanbashy as…
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Political follow-up
Deal-Diplomacy in Motion: India as the Opening Arena of Gulf Competition
On January 19, 2026, the United Arab Emirates and India signed multiple agreements, memoranda of understanding, and letters of intent…
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STUDIES
Al-Mukalla Incident and the Saudi–Emirati Conflict
Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the bombing of two Emirati vessels traveling from Fujairah to Mukalla, carrying “weapons and combat vehicles,”…
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Seminars and activities
ICGER Hosts Seminar on Saudi–UAE RelationsDr. Youssef Warns: Proxy War Could Escalate into Air Confrontation over Yemen
Two days after ICGER released its study “The Mukalla Incident and the Saudi–UAE Conflict,” the center held an internal seminar…
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Articles
Authority against the People: Governance, Obedience, and Despotism in Islamic Political Doctrine
At the International Center for Geopolitical & Economic Research and Artificial Intelligence (ICGER), we advocate for a state founded on…
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STUDIES
Series – Wealth and Finance in Islam (Section 1) Part 4: The Emergence of Zakāt as an Act of Worship, and Kharāj as the Third Source of Public Revenue
Since the rise of Islam, neither its scholars nor its thinkers ever characterized commerce, agriculture, or productive enterprise in ideological…
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Articles
Damp Squib: A Decade of Russian Interference in Syria
First: The Facts Russia began its military campaign in Syria on 30 September 2015, initiating aerial bombardments in the countryside…
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