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Trump's second term begins: Foreign policy for the American Imperium
On 20 January, US President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th US President, and only the second US president to serve two non-consecutive terms, the other being Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century. The unusual manner through which Trump earned a second term, by this time, should...
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Rebuilding Gaza: Enormous costs and complex challenges ahead
As the Gaza Strip lies in ruins from Israel’s ongoing military offensive, the task of rebuilding the Palestinian enclave will be one of the most formidable reconstruction efforts in modern history. Since 7 October, 2023, Israeli relentless air strikes and bombardments have decimated Gaza’s infrastructure, leaving its 2.3 million residents...
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Main points of anticipated Gaza ceasefire, prisoner exchange deal with Israel, Hamas
The world awaits the announcement of a landmark Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas to end over 466 days of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. The anticipated deal outlines detailed steps for phased implementation and long-term arrangements for Gaza. Israeli government approval process The draft...
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FACTBOX - Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's new prime minister-designate?
Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, on Monday named Nawaf Salam, a judge and diplomat currently serving as the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to form a new government. During parliamentary consultations led by Aoun, Salam, 71, secured the support of 84 MPs, compared to nine votes for caretaker...
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As states take the lead, is the curtain falling on UN’s role as global mediator?
With the advent of the next quarter of this century, the UN, long heralded as a beacon for global peacekeeping and mediation, faces mounting criticism for its inability to effectively address raging conflicts, including Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war. Recent years have seen a noticeable trend of...
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How can the Assad regime be prosecuted by the ICC?
At first glance, the prospect of prosecuting the Assad regime at the International Criminal Court (ICC) might appear impossible. Syria is not a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the ICC. This limitation restricts the Court’s jurisdiction to crimes committed by citizens of state parties or within...
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Celebration or burden? Kashmiris weigh the costs of ‘wasteful’ weddings
A Kashmiri wedding is measured in quintals, a historical unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, or about 220 pounds. And this, some argue, is its undoing. If you have been to a Kashmiri wedding recently and your friend were to inquire about it, the most common query would be,...
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'War does not discriminate between black and white': Afro-Palestinian family trapped in Israel's Gaza genocide
“The targeting today was near us, where around 20 people were killed. We’re exhausted.” This message from Abdel Fattah Al-Behairi, 38, came after Israeli air strikes hit Gaza’s Al-Mawasi area, killing dozens of Palestinians just days ago. Abdel lives in a makeshift tent in Al-Mawasi, a coastal area in Khan Yunis,...
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Israel occupies buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights (Q & A)
Israel has expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights this week by seizing a UN-supervised demilitarised buffer zone, hours after the downfall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime. Assad fled Syria to Russia where he was given asylum after anti-regime groups captured the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, putting an end...
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'We can't buckle from fear': US Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman on new Trump era
With Donald Trump set for a second stint in the White House, concerns are growing among Muslim- Americans about the unpredictability of his leadership and its implications for their community. His recent Cabinet appointments signal a potential shift toward more aggressive policies, featuring figures widely regarded as war hawks or...
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Many moving parts in Syria puzzle on brink of new offensives
Syria has been through various stages, from the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring to the Arab winter. Such seasonal changes have brought the rise and decline as well as the concentration and fragmentation of rebels in many cycles. Over the past 4 years, the situation map in Syria had...
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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Will it lead to a truce in Gaza soon?
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is raising questions about whether a similar truce could bring an end to the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. Statements from around the world have given rise to cautious hope, such as the US saying it aims to use the Lebanon truce “as a...
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UN Committee observes solidarity day, urges action for Palestinian rights, peace
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a special meeting, Tuesday, to observe the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which falls on Friday. “Today we once more gather to observe International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, not...
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What Trump’s second term could mean for the Middle East
US President-elect, Donald Trump, is preparing to assume office with a Middle East firmly gripped by tumult as Israel expands its wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, vows to annex the Occupied West Bank, and engages in an escalatory cycle of attacks with Iran. Trump has long signalled an...
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Gaza Tribunal: A voice for humanity to address crisis, says former UN Rapporteur
The “Gaza Tribunal,” a group of academics, jurists, rights advocates, artists and media and civil society representatives doing important work to pursue justice on behalf of Palestinians, a former UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories has said. In an interview with Anadolu, Richard Falk emphasized that the aim...
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Leaks, distortion haunt Netanyahu amid Israel security scandal
On 8 November, Israel’s Attorney-General, Gali Baharav-Miara, allowed investigations into security leaks, forgery and alternation of protocols involving the office of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.One of the cases being investigated is related to the theft, manipulation and leakage of information from the military to foreign media to influence public...
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US election: How AIPAC shapes American politics
When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) was first formed in the 1950s, its aim was to counter international backlash after Israel’s massacre of Palestinians in the village of Qibya, and ensure there was no disruption in US funding to Israel. Decades later, as Israel carries out genocide in...
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US elections: Palestine hopes next president breaks cycle, acts for peace
Palestine’s permanent representative to the UN in New York shared his perspectives on the upcoming US presidential election, emphasizing that the Palestinian Authority does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries but is hoping for a change in the current policy towards Palestine. However, Riyad Mansour, who was...
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US elections: Who does Israel want in the White House?
As one of the US’ closest allies and the most powerful lobby in the country, Israel has been a considerable force in Tuesday’s upcoming elections. American-made bombs have rained down on Gaza and, now Lebanon, during Israel’s attacks over the past year. Today, millions desperately await a ceasefire in Gaza...
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Europe's silence on Gaza: Arts community faces criticism
Europe’s culture, cinema and arts sectors remain largely silent on Israel’s actions in Gaza, where international court trials accuse Israel of genocide against Palestinians. Anadolu’s series, “Silent Supporters of Israel’s Genocide in Europe”, reveals how European cultural industries support Israel’s stance, often exerting pressure on artists who show solidarity with...
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Cracks in Israel's shield: How global attitudes on Tel Aviv are shifting
“When I went to the West Bank earlier this year, I met Palestinians whose communities have suffered horrific violence at the hands of Israeli settlers. The inaction of the Israeli government has allowed an environment of impunity to flourish, where settler violence has been allowed to increase unchecked.” These were...
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New book reveals Netanyahu's resistance to humanitarian aid for Gaza during US high-level talks
Veteran American journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, “War”, reveals that the Israeli government has been refusing to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip since last October in high-level engagements with US officials. The book provides an inside look at the high-level engagements between Washington and Tel Aviv following Hamas’s...
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Is Israel moving its Eswatini embassy back from South Africa?
The tiny Southern African kingdom of Eswatini has diplomatic ties with Israel going back over five decades, Anadolu Agency reports. Today, as Israel faces growing international isolation for its genocide in Gaza and escalating assault on Lebanon, Eswatini seems to be among the few countries moving ever closer to Tel...
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Israel ‘crematorium’ of civilians at Gaza Hospital
On 17 October, 2023, the Israeli army attacked the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, killing nearly 500 Palestinians and injuring over 340 others, according to health officials in Gaza. Some of the victims had already fled to the hospital and its surroundings to find refuge following warnings and calls...
