With a fragile ceasefire in place in Gaza, an increasingly confident leadership in Syria and US President Donald Trump having completed his first month back in the White House, developments in the Middle East are moving swiftly.

The wars in Palestine, Lebanon, Israel and Ukraine are at critical junctures, and permanent paths to peace need to be found.

Our Editor-in-Chief, Mina Al-Oraibi, speaks with leading journalists from The National to unpack these events, with a focus on Middle East mediation, from Gaza to Ukraine, and where it might lead us.

Updated: February 25, 2025, 1:19 PM