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March 3, 2025

Ramadan in Gaza sees Palestinians caught between resilience and starvation

Ramadan began at the weekend, and Muslims around the world are now engaged in a month of fasting, extra prayers and communal gatherings. In Gaza, though, there is no...

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March 3, 2025

Clearing the air: Can nuclear energy solve South Asia’s smog crisis?

For several years now, the provinces of Pakistani and Indian Punjab have been engulfed in a thick, suffocating smog each winter. Air pollution has escalated to alarming levels, choking...

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March 3, 2025

Israel and its supporters struggle to hide behind the last fig leaf of decency

The UK’s Queen Victoria (1819-1901) commissioned a fig leaf to cover Michelangelo’s statue of David because she was said to be shocked by the nudity. Ever since then the...

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March 3, 2025

Egypt’s alternative to Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ aims to sideline Hamas

A plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt as a counter to US President Donald Trump’s effort to ethnically cleanse Gaza and turn it into a “Riviera” would sideline...

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March 3, 2025

Arab leaders must embrace multipolarity to counter Trump’s Gaza plan

In the aftermath of Trump’s ludicrous Gaza plan, which has now been watered down, Arab leaders have been scrambling to present a counterproposal — one that doesn’t spell disaster...

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March 3, 2025

Iran’s parliament impeaches economy minister amid mounting economic woes

In the first major setback for the government of President Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian parliament overwhelmingly voted yesterday to impeach Economy Minister Abdolnasser Hemmati. The impeachment motion came after...

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March 3, 2025

Iran’s deputy president Javad Zarif resigns

After a long-running legal row over his appointment, Iran’s deputy president for strategic affairs, Javad Zarif, announced his resignation today. In a detailed post on X, the former top...

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March 3, 2025

Israel banned the call to prayer 44 times at Ibrahimi Mosque in February

Israel prevented the Muslim call to prayer from being made from the Ibrahimi Mosque in occupied Hebron 44 times in February, new figures released by the Palestinian Ministry of...

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March 3, 2025

Israel demolishes Palestinian date factory in Jordan Valley

Israeli occupation forces yesterday demolished a Palestinian date factory and a shop in the central Jordan Valley, north of Jericho, reported Wafa news agency. Local witnesses said Israeli military...

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March 3, 2025

Administrative detainee Khaled Abdullah dies in Israeli prison

A 40-year-old Palestinian has died while being held as an administrative detainee in Israel’s notorious jails, Palestinian rights groups announced today according to the Palestinian Information Centre. In a...

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