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January 2, 2026

After oil, before stability: The Middle East’s energy dilemma in a multipolar world

The Middle East once seemed inseparable from oil — a resource that anchored state budgets, political bargains and global strategic partnerships. Now, that era of oil-led stability is fading...

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January 2, 2026

Secessionist pantomime: Israel recognises Somaliland

For a country so upset about recognition being afforded peoples under their thumb and control, the Israelis have decided to get into the state recognition business with festive aplomb. ...

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January 2, 2026

Report: Israel considers plan to build a prison surrounded by crocodiles

Israel is considering a plan to build a prison surrounded by crocodiles, according to a media report. The deputy commissioner of the Israel Prison Service has visited a crocodile...

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January 2, 2026

UN: Palestinian child drowns after floodwaters submerge tent in Gaza

The United Nations said on Thursday that a Palestinian child in the Gaza Strip drowned after floodwaters surrounded and flooded his family’s tent in the camp where they were...

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January 2, 2026

Palestine condemns Israeli decision on Ibrahimi Mosque

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that Israel’s decision to remove planning and construction powers over the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian-run Hebron Municipality and hand...

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January 2, 2026

Palestinian academic Dr Ashjan Ajour honoured with Europe’s Emma Goldman Award for research on feminism and inequality

Palestinian sociologist Dr Ashjan Ajour who is based in the United Kingdom has been awarded the 2025 European Emma Goldman Award in recognition of her groundbreaking research on feminism...

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January 2, 2026

Israel’s recognition of the State of Somaliland: Why now?

On 26 December, Israel took the unprecedented step of officially recognizing Somaliland as an independent state. This decision, ending decades of hesitation, makes Israel the first UN member state...

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January 2, 2026

Mamdani pledged a future for Palestinians in New York amid calls to ‘arrest Netanyahu, free Palestine’

On a cold night, New York wrote a new chapter in its history when Zahran Mamdani was sworn in as the city’s mayor, becoming the first Muslim and the...

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January 2, 2026

Israeli media: Government legal adviser calls for Ben Gvir’s dismissal

The Israeli government’s legal adviser, Gali Baharav-Miara, on Thursday evening asked Israel’s Supreme Court to issue a conditional order requiring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to explain why he has...

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January 2, 2026

The winter of their discontent: When a theocracy freezes

With the chill hitting Iran’s bones in December, that cold has done much more than close schools and government services. It has also revealed the fragility of an Iranian...

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