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Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran

Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran
yesterday 39

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Sultan Al-Khulaifi

Militarising the Sahel will not defeat terrorism

Militarising the Sahel will not defeat terrorism
yesterday 12

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Ayodele S Owolabi

Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote

Making sense of Bangladesh’s ‘Hadi effect’ shaping the vote
yesterday 120

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Faisal Mahmud

The US attack on Venezuela and the collapse of international law

The US attack on Venezuela and the collapse of international law
previous day 90

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Richard Falk

AI’s growing thirst for water is becoming a public health risk

AI’s growing thirst for water is becoming a public health risk
previous day 74

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Omar Shabana

Europe cannot condemn colonialism à la carte

Europe cannot condemn colonialism à la carte
previous day 46

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Belen Fernandez

Belgium’s Lumumba case raises a question Africa still avoids

Belgium’s Lumumba case raises a question Africa still avoids
previous day 33

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Tafi Mhaka

There is another war Israel is waging – one that is not making headlines

There is another war Israel is waging – one that is not making headlines
20.01.2026 40

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Mariam Barghouti

Greenland is not just a territorial concern. It is a reckoning

Greenland is not just a territorial concern. It is a reckoning
20.01.2026 46

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Ahmad Joumaa

In Iran, the US-Israeli addiction to hybrid warfare is on full display

In Iran, the US-Israeli addiction to hybrid warfare is on full display
19.01.2026 22

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Jeffrey Sachs

The UK is now willing to undermine British institutions to protect Israel

The UK is now willing to undermine British institutions to protect Israel
19.01.2026 65

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Ahmed Najar

The threat against Greenland shows that we need to stop appeasing Trump

The threat against Greenland shows that we need to stop appeasing Trump
18.01.2026 32

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Trine Pertou Mach

Peace boards and technocrats won’t stem out Palestinian resistance

Peace boards and technocrats won’t stem out Palestinian resistance
18.01.2026 47

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Refaat Ibrahim

Just like Venezuela, Iran, too, is expendable for Russia

Just like Venezuela, Iran, too, is expendable for Russia
18.01.2026 74

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Leonid Ragozin

Sudan: A truce of separation

Sudan: A truce of separation
17.01.2026 57

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Mini Arko Minawi

Ceasefire in Palestine? What ceasefire?

Ceasefire in Palestine? What ceasefire?
17.01.2026 61

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Shockat Adam

Billionaires demand more babies but make parenthood unaffordable

Billionaires demand more babies but make parenthood unaffordable
16.01.2026 44

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Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired

Why Israel’s recognition of Somaliland backfired
16.01.2026 48

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Abdi Aynte

The UK is taking political prisoners to evade accountability for genocide

The UK is taking political prisoners to evade accountability for genocide
15.01.2026 18

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Hassan Ben Imran

Banana republics are making a comeback in Latin America

Banana republics are making a comeback in Latin America
15.01.2026 39

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Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Trump’s neo-con turn on Iran

Trump’s neo-con turn on Iran
14.01.2026 33

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Belen Fernandez

Why Somalia drew a line with the UAE

Why Somalia drew a line with the UAE
14.01.2026 50

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Ali Omar

Iran, Gaza and the politics of counting the dead

Iran, Gaza and the politics of counting the dead
14.01.2026 84

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Ahmad Ibsais

Why is Bosnia sending troops to Gaza?

Why is Bosnia sending troops to Gaza?
13.01.2026 38

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Harun Karcic

Gaza’s forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten

Gaza’s forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten
13.01.2026 46

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Yusuf El-Mbayed

Why Iran is not repeating 1979

Why Iran is not repeating 1979
13.01.2026 38

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Saeid Golkar

Integration of armed factions remains one of Syria’s biggest challenges

Integration of armed factions remains one of Syria’s biggest challenges
12.01.2026 48

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Charles Lister

Israel’s ban on NGOs operating in Gaza will be devastating

Israel’s ban on NGOs operating in Gaza will be devastating
11.01.2026 74

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Yousef M Aljamal

An urgent appeal to save the lives of Palestine Action hunger strikers

An urgent appeal to save the lives of Palestine Action hunger strikers
11.01.2026 113

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Former Hunger Strikers

In search of Sweden’s lost empathy

In search of Sweden’s lost empathy
10.01.2026 52

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Adnan Mahmutović

Why the once loyal bazaar merchants are now protesting in Iran

Why the once loyal bazaar merchants are now protesting in Iran
10.01.2026 83

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Kayhan Valadbaygi

Spain’s socialist exception is running out of time

Spain’s socialist exception is running out of time
10.01.2026 49

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Claudio Gallo

Trump is right. Europe is in crisis

Trump is right. Europe is in crisis
10.01.2026 69

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Zeljko Jovanovic

Global health’s defining test

Global health’s defining test
09.01.2026 62

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Can Syria be unified?

Can Syria be unified?
09.01.2026 86

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Marwan Kabalan

It’s not the oil. It’s Florida

It’s not the oil. It’s Florida
09.01.2026 100

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Esam Boraey

Peace as policy: Mediation is the core sense of modern diplomacy

Peace as policy: Mediation is the core sense of modern diplomacy
08.01.2026 47

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H.e. Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi

Can a dynastic heir lead a post-dynasty Bangladesh?

Can a dynastic heir lead a post-dynasty Bangladesh?
08.01.2026 49

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Abu Jakir

US arms sales to Taiwan threaten peace in the Taiwan Strait

US arms sales to Taiwan threaten peace in the Taiwan Strait
08.01.2026 60

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Cao Xiaolin

Iran’s New Year demonstrations and the question of regime survival

Iran’s New Year demonstrations and the question of regime survival
06.01.2026 101

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Mahjoob Zweiri

Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran

Why Trump’s regime-change playbook won’t work in Iran
05.01.2026 53

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Trump has made US militarism worse

Trump has made US militarism worse
05.01.2026 50

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Christopher Rhodes

The Yemeni crisis: More complexity and many repercussions

The Yemeni crisis: More complexity and many repercussions
05.01.2026 53

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Abdulhakim Helal

Trump just sent a very dangerous message to Latin America

Trump just sent a very dangerous message to Latin America
04.01.2026 65

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Raphael Tsavkko Garcia

We just witnessed power kidnapping the law

We just witnessed power kidnapping the law
04.01.2026 70

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Ziyad Motala

Venezuela: American regime change with a Trumpian twist

03.01.2026 54

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Belen Fernandez

Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees

02.01.2026 52

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Mansoor Adayfi

The ceasefire did what it was meant to do – make Gaza invisible

02.01.2026 133

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Eman Abu Zayed

The world is still failing its children. We can change that in 2026

01.01.2026 91

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Inger Ashing

Saudi-UAE fallout and its impact on Yemen’s recognised government

31.12.2025 75

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Khaled Al-Hammadi