Analysis: The past few days have seen the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia express its desire to send ground forces into Syria at the head of a coalition including Turkey and the UAE. But why now? Geopolitical interests, religion, and the turning tide of the war in favor of the Assad regime may hold some of the answers.

Op-ed: The prime minister's 'big plan' is to weaken the political system, debilitate the civil servants and gatekeepers and destroy free press. This is not a delusion thought up in the state of Tel Aviv.