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Most Palestinian, regional and international bodies have marked the 15th anniversary of the stifling Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip – assuming that the blockade started in the...
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June 24, 2022
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Eman Abusidu
In Colombia, where some 13,000 Palestinians reside, the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro has won the presidential election after he defeated his far-right rival Rodolfo Hernandez. The 62-year-old's victory represents...
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June 24, 2022
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Gilbert Achkar
Naturally, one of the consequences of the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia is to stimulate the latter's search for ways to bypass the restrictions. Since the actions...
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June 23, 2022
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Mansoor Adayfi
Held in the infamous torture prison for 14 years, Mansoor Adayfi says his experience is nothing like the sanitised images released from the camp by the US
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June 23, 2022
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Jeff Halper
Israel is in the midst of a political stalemate. Bennett's centre-right government has resigned and new elections will be held in late October/early November. It does not really matter...
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Every week at the Haj Youssef stadium in the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, hundreds of people gather to watch Nuba wrestling, a tribal practice going back thousands of years....
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In a statement issued in the earlier hours of 20 June, Stephanie Williams, the United Nations Special Advisor on Libya, drew the curtain on the Cairo talks between Libyan...
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June 22, 2022
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Dr Hossam Dajani
Israel has allocated time and space for illegal Jewish settlers within two major mosques in occupied Palestine: Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. There's nothing...
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June 22, 2022
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Amelia Smith
Over the weekend Sudanese authorities handed over 21 government dissidents to the Egyptian authorities, accusing them of taking part in a terror act in the Jabra neighbourhood of Khartoum....
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June 22, 2022
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Dr Ali Abo Rezeg
The weary Gaza Strip has been languishing for more than 15 years under an inhumane land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel. It was put in place following...
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June 21, 2022
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Anadolu Agency
Globally, mass migration and refugee concerns provide a significant challenge to countries and international organisations. Turkiye, on the other hand, is praised for its ability to host the largest...
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A decline in relations between Israel and Russia has been noticeable recently after a few developments that cast a shadow on both countries. These include Israel's bombing of Damascus...
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US President Joe Biden's first visit to the Middle East is scheduled for 13-16 July after he has already made five overseas trips elsewhere. This illustrates the declining position...
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June 21, 2022
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Burak Elmalı
The Russia-Ukraine War has lasted for four months and counting. It has raised various questions about new waves of refugees, energy resources, food prices and the revision of national...
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June 21, 2022
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Yvonne Ridley
It must be rather humiliating when you claim to be a world leader in security and surveillance systems but have your own headquarters breached frequently by a disparate group...
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June 20, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
The Palestine National Football Team has, once more, done the seemingly impossible by qualifying for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. By any standards, this is a great achievement, especially...
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Britain is pressing ahead with a policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, despite a last-minute intervention by the European Court of Human Rights that stopped the first plane...
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Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many political analysts, especially in the Arab world, have predicted the demise of the unipolar world and the beginning of a multipolar...
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A report issued by the Egyptian Medical Syndicate has revealed that 11,586 Egyptian doctors resigned from their positions in government hospitals during the past three years in what it...
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It has been several weeks since the verdict of the Heard vs. Depp trial; however, it seems that the aftermath will have long-term effects on several issues, as specialists...
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June 16, 2022
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Ramona Wadi
This week, the White House announced US President Joe Biden's forthcoming visit in July to Israel and the occupied West Bank. Needless to say, the Palestinian Authority will increase...
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President Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent months. But as he prepares for a referendum to...
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What is behind the sudden rush by four Arab states to normalise relations with Israel after decades of animosity, and what do countries like the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain,...
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June 16, 2022
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Omar Ahmed
We are so used to hearing the R-word being used to describe adversarial or hostile states to the US and collective West
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Populist Iraqi Shia cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr, went from a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the US occupation, to a kingmaker in politics before transforming himself into the...
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June 14, 2022
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Elif Selin Calik
Reacting to the ongoing tension within NATO after Sweden and Finland applied to join the alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that it is important to note that...
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An increasingly fragmented society in America, especially acrimonious between politicians and activists, has raised fears among Israelis about the number of left-leaning members of the House of Representatives and...
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Tunisia's President Kais Saied announced at the beginning of May the launch of a "national dialogue" to help resolve the political deadlock in the North African country which followed...
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June 13, 2022
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Dr Ramzy Baroud
While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, prophecies continue to be a critical component...
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June 13, 2022
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Omar Ahmed
Over the weekend Indian authorities bulldozed several homes belonging to Muslims in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP). The homeowners were alleged to have taken part in organised...
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Poet Qais Bin Al-Malouh loved his cousin Laila Al-Amriya and was called "Al-Majnoun" because of his intense love for her, especially after his uncle refused to let him marry...
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June 12, 2022
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Muhammad Hussein
Pivotal moments in history rarely present themselves, but when they do, that is exactly what they turn out to be. The power dynamics of an entire region can be...