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Items by Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh
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The famine in Gaza: When a nibble of food is stolen from the hungry
For many long months, the Gaza Strip has been groaning under the weight of a devastating war; one that has left no stone unturned, no heart untouched by sorrow, and no home untainted by the scent of death. Hunger was never a passing guest in this besieged land, but...
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The legitimacy question: The east vs. the west in Libya’s struggle for stability
The inter-militia violence that erupted in Tripoli last month, following the killing of the feared, now former head of the Support and Stability Apparatus, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, was the worst clash to rock the capital in years. Heavy machine gun fire and militia battles filled the streets and neighbourhoods...
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From froth to power: Muslim ummah behind a US lobby
The relentlessness of the Gaza holocaust has been exhausting for even the most committed advocates for Palestinian liberation. A sense of disillusionment with global powers has never been more palpable. Yet to Muslims, the apathy and betrayal of Arab rulers is that much more painful. Not that the masses...
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Tangled in conspiracy theories and violence, Muslims prepare for a new Islamophobic law
In the wake of the tragic and violent Islamophobic murder of Aboubakar Cissé — who was stabbed 57 times in a mosque — Muslims were left to grieve for both his loss and the countless lives lost in Palestine. The State had the opportunity to halt its relentless Islamophobic...
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Navigating geopolitical complexity: A new compliance-first era in energy trading
The global energy landscape is shifting amid rising geopolitical instability, expanding sanctions regimes and strategic decoupling. Conflicts such as Russia’s war on Ukraine, escalating tensions in the Middle East and growing friction in the Indo-Pacific have exposed the vulnerability of traditional energy corridors and supply chains. These disruptions not...
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Long live the Palestinians, those wonderful people
The 77th anniversary of the Zionist usurpation of the land of Palestine will be celebrated as “Independence Day” in the occupation state in a couple of weeks. This is based on the myth of national liberation from British colonialism and the establishment of an independent state that successive Jewish...
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Mahmoud Abbas’s collapse
It was not a slip up, but rather a national and moral slip by Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) in his recent statements. He launched a sharp attack on the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza, led by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, sparking a wave of anger and widespread controversy among...
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The Zionist enemy will not manage to seize the Resistance’s weapons
The enemy’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has stipulated that Hamas must surrender its weapons and its brave men and their families must leave the Gaza Strip, as a condition to ending the war. The enemy has failed over the past 18 years of brutal war and destruction of everything...
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Let’s hope Erdogan is not too late for Syria this time
Between the start of the revolution on 18 March, 2011, and the country’s liberation on 8 December last year with the fall of the brutal Bashar Al-Assad regime, Syria has suffered from malicious conspiracies and the greed of countries near and far. As soon as the opposition entered Damascus...
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Israel’s brutal aggression in Gaza continues with impunity
Somewhat predictably, Benjamin Netanyahu disregarded the ceasefire that he had agreed to, and refused to move to its second phase. The prime minister of the occupation state then blamed the Palestinians for not accepting his sudden preference to extend the first phase — meaning more hostages freed and no...
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The Sudanese Army may have won the battle for Khartoum, but the battle for Sudan is ongoing
After months of fierce fighting, the Sudanese Army has succeeded in storming the Republican Palace in Khartoum, which had been occupied by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since April last year as part of the paramilitary group’s failed coup attempt. The army also managed to liberate several other sovereign...
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The Palestinian people are paying the price for the Arab nation’s survival
As usual, the Zionists have not kept to the terms of their signed agreements; they break their promises almost as soon as they make them. After reaching a ceasefire agreement that he and his far-right government had pushed for and for the sake of which they submitted to the...
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The spirituality of Ramadan is being erased by obscene and seductive TV content
Ever since the communications revolution turned the world into a global village through satellites, Ramadan, the month of the Qur’an and spirituality, has become something entirely different in many homes. It has become a month to watch obscene television series and trivial programmes, which are part of a deliberate...
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Al-Sharaa has to don his military fatigues to defeat the remnants of the Assad regime
The fourteenth anniversary of the Syrian revolution falls on 15 March. The butcher of Syria, Bashar Al-Assad, feared the uprising of the Syrian people across the country against him and his tyrannical regime. The Russian intervention saved him, otherwise he would have been ousted years ago. He preferred for...
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An unprincipled bully is now basically ruling the world
The whole world is talking about the disagreement between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday. Arguably for the first time in US history, a president has broken diplomatic etiquette and insulted a head of state live on television. This sets...
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Arab League Summit or Israeli Summit?
An emergency Arab League Summit was scheduled to be held in Cairo on 28 February to respond to Donald Trump’s proposal to displace the people of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan. The aim was to create a united Arab position against the liquidation of the Palestinian cause, which is...
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Displacement is a distraction from the Zionist genocide in Gaza
The displacement of the Palestinians from Gaza and Donald Trump’s diabolical plan to take “ownership” of the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” is the current media and political focus for many. This policy is systematic, not improvised. It is an example of...
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Morocco’s shameful official silence
Observers inside and outside Morocco are surprised by the shameful official Moroccan silence regarding the dangerous developments taking place in the Middle East, the repercussions of which may extend to the entire region, including Morocco. These observers are wondering where the official Moroccan position is regarding the hellish plans...
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Trump’s imaginary riviera
There is no doubt that what the foolish thug Donald Trump said in his press conference with the indicted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked a lot of controversy. It is unbelievable that a US president could say explicitly that his country will seize the Gaza Strip and own...
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Gaza defies Trump
There is no doubt that the sight of Palestinians returning on foot to Gaza City and the north of the enclave with their humble belongings amazed the world. The march was the best possible response to US President Donald Trump who wants to displace the people from Gaza to...
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A revolution forgotten by its owners
Fourteen years have passed since the greatest revolution in Egypt’s modern history, the 25 January Revolution. However, its anniversary passed without notice, both on the official and popular level. It is understandable why the regime’s media did not celebrate it, as the regime hates and opposes the January Revolution,...
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Gaza has triumphed
The Zionist entity’s submission to Hamas’s conditions to end the war and Benjamin Netanyahu’s forced signing of a ceasefire agreement would not have happened had it not been for the legendary steadfastness of the resistance in the long war of attrition. The resistance has thus triumphed in Gaza over...
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Iran’s deterrence doctrine: From horizontal resilience to vertical strength
Iran is moving from a horizontal to a vertical stance in its deterrent strategy, which is a major change. The decrease in its regional influence and the waning effectiveness of its proxy networks have forced a strategic recalibration, which is reflected in this change. Iran has historically projected strength...
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A gang is ruling Lebanon
I first used this headline in a 2006 article I wrote for an Egyptian newspaper. Now, I am using it again after watching and following on television the Lebanese Parliament’s session to choose the president of the republic. The position has been vacant for almost two and a half...