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Halawi is a doctoral researcher in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research focuses on the concept of counter-revolution, with particular emphasis on counter-revolutions in post-Arab Spring. He has published and presented widely on Middle East affairs. @ibrahimhalawi
Several Muslim Brotherhood figures, most recently Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, were welcomed in Riyadh in a sign of foreign policy shift in the wake of Iran's nuclear agreement.
Analysis: The Israeli prime minister has built a career on the popular fears of Iran's nuclear programme and ambitions, writes Ibrahim Halawi.
How will the US reassure its Middle East allies after it signs a nuclear deal with Iran? Hints suggest that the removal of Syria's Assad could do the job.
Analysis: The recent Kurdish victories in Syria and Iraq should be seen in the context of regional and global interests. Their success is not only military, but political too.
Analysis: Hafez al-Assad died 15 years ago. But the militarised security state that he established stands up today, over the dead bodies of Syrians.
A Saudi former general says Israeli PM Netanyahu should accept the Saudi peace plan, as the region awaits a landmark deal between Iran and the West.
The announcement that King Salman will not be at the US-Gulf summit, together with the ditching of Geneva 3 talks, show that Riyadh is dismayed by US policy in region.
Blog: They have have been used heavily in recent victories claimed by Syrian opposition, but what are TOW missiles exactly - and why are they proving so effective?
Analysis: Ambiguity over the aims and objectives of Riyadh's military campaign against the Houthis mirrors the overall confusion in its military command.
The emergence of IS inside Yarmouk camp has led to simplistic and dangerous impressions that isolate the Palestinians in the camp from the history and geography of the Syrian uprising.
Analysis: As nuclear talks come to a close, Iran's rivals are opposing the possibility of a new order on several political and military fronts.
Analysis: Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen is an attempt to seize the initiative in the region from Iran.
Halawi is a doctoral researcher in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research focuses on the concept of counter-revolution, with particular emphasis on counter-revolutions in post-Arab Spring. He has published and presented widely on Middle East affairs. @ibrahimhalawi
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