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Items by Firas Abu Hilal
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Arab Islamists and their ambiguity towards events in Sudan
Most supporters of Islamic movements tended to have a clear position of the December 2018 Sudanese Revolution which deposed former Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and his regime. They supported the revolution, despite the fact that Bashir came from a background of political Islam at the head of an Islamist...
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Palestinian talks in Cairo failed to consider the occupation
Everyone wishes to see an end to the Palestinian division and to the political rift which have been ongoing for a decade and a half. But the end of this division cannot be achieved through agreements that neglect the basis of the crisis and ignore the main cause of...
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Official Arab support for Palestine falls while support in the West grows
It cannot be denied that Palestine is going through one of its biggest crises since its occupation in terms of official Arab support. Normalisation with Israel, whether open or secret, is increasing. Meetings are held between Arab officials and politicians from Tel Aviv. Economic and commercial relations between Arab...
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The US and Us: From Saddam Hussein to Qassem Soleimani and Al-Muhandis
With all the points raised for discussion following the assassinations of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, we have missed the most important one, which is the indications of the assassination on the nature of relations between the US and the region. There is an important lesson that people...
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Is the conflict between Iran and America a play?
Arabs have active imaginations when it comes to using conspiracy interpretations for what’s going on. Based on this imagination, many political and sociological phenomena are dealt with as being fake. Conflict between America and Iran is fake, conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is fake, the establishment of Daesh and...
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Season of Arab attacks on Gaza
The occupation’s attack on Gaza over the weekend is not new. Aggression, violence and killing is expected from the occupation due to its racist and bloody nature. It is a nature that Palestinians understand since they are the ones who have been suffering the consequences of the occupation for...
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The management of the conflict in the new Sudan must lie with the people
The conflict in Sudan has not ended with the fall of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir. This is actually the beginning of a new phase of the conflict within this large country and its complex political and demographic makeup. It is a clash between opposing internal and external forces. In...
