As decades-old tensions erupted in Sudan over the weekend, several Egyptian officers became caught in the crossfire as Sudan’s rivaling military factions fight for military control, decimating local communities and sparking international outrage.

Saudi Arabia has pushed forward several diplomatic initiatives in recent weeks, signaling a wider effort to bring stability to the region and restore cooperation between various Arab states.

The United States Navy announced that it has deployed a guided missile submarine, the USS Florida, to the Red Sea.

Last week, Lebanon experienced life in two time zones – not for geographic reasons (Russia, after all, has 11), but political ones.

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted last week in favor of repealing the disengagement law that was passed in 2005 that resulted in the evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

The last week has seen a rapid escalation in foreign intervention in Syria as a stand-off between Iran and the United States of America comes to a head.