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Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?

Which countries are quitting a key landmine treaty and why?

NATO members Poland, Finland and all three Baltic states have queued up over the past few weeks to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention banning...

yesterday 9

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Reuters

Closed for business: The oddities of Trump’s tariffs

Closed for business: The oddities of Trump’s tariffs

Liberation Day, as 2 April was described by US President Donald Trump, had all the elements of reality television perversion. It also had a dreamy,...

yesterday 10

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Netanyahu in Hungary, isolated from the world

Netanyahu in Hungary, isolated from the world

Benjamin Netanyahu appeared proud as he received a warm welcome from his closest European ally, Viktor Orban. However, the visit clearly...

yesterday 9

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Hossam Shaker

The Sudanese Army may have won the battle for Khartoum, but the battle for Sudan is ongoing

The Sudanese Army may have won the battle for Khartoum, but the battle for Sudan is ongoing

After months of fierce fighting, the Sudanese Army has succeeded in storming the Republican Palace in Khartoum, which had been occupied by the...

previous day 20

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Dr Amira Abo El-Fetouh

Bullying, intimidation and threats will not be enough to silence critics in American universities

Bullying, intimidation and threats will not be enough to silence critics in American universities

The United States’ foreign policy has often been the most divisive issue in the US’ domestic political scene and student protests and...

previous day 20

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Breaking the silence on Palestinian armed struggle: A call for legal clarity

Breaking the silence on Palestinian armed struggle: A call for legal clarity

On 22 February, 2024, China’s Ambassador to The Hague, Zhang Jun, uttered the unexpected. His testimony, like that of a number of others, was meant...

previous day 20

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

The road to colonial land grab ties into humanitarian deprivation

The road to colonial land grab ties into humanitarian deprivation

Within Israel, a big reckoning with the entire Zionist colonial enterprise should be taking place. As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a...

previous day 20

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Ramona Wadi

Get the obituary ready for international laws and conventions

Get the obituary ready for international laws and conventions

The ongoing genocide in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, including Jerusalem, is throwing up evidence on a daily basis that the rule...

previous day 10

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Ibrahim Hewitt

Between war and hope: Ukraine’s gratitude for European support amid global rivalries

Between war and hope: Ukraine’s gratitude for European support amid global rivalries

As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, the country finds itself at the heart of a growing global rivalry between the United States and...

previous day 10

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Dr Elif Selin Calik

‘Beyrouth Ya Beyrouth’: Mapping Beirut through comics

‘Beyrouth Ya Beyrouth’: Mapping Beirut through comics

There are some cities that are impossible to grasp fully. No matter how much you try to explore them, to understand them, it’s impossible to make...

previous day 10

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Naima Morelli

Is civil war on the horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic conflict and Israel’s future

Is civil war on the horizon? The Ashkenazi-Sephardic conflict and Israel’s future

The phrase “civil war” is one of the most dominant terms used by Israeli politicians today. What began as simply a warning from Israeli President...

wednesday 10

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Gaza will not be defeated as long as there are people who refuse to stay silent

Gaza will not be defeated as long as there are people who refuse to stay silent

In a bloody scene that encapsulates what the occupation seeks to entrench in Gaza, a police officer was brutally assassinated by armed assailants,...

wednesday 10

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Adnan Hmidan

If you cherish democratic values, you have to stand up to the rogue state of Israel

If you cherish democratic values, you have to stand up to the rogue state of Israel

In yet another brazen, heinous war crime, the Israeli army has murdered eight medics, six civil defence responders and a UN employee. Their bodies...

wednesday 1

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Jamal Kanj

Wasting time has never been deadlier for Palestinians

Wasting time has never been deadlier for Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found it pertinent to reiterate that, “We are negotiating under fire.” The brief statement was how he...

wednesday 40

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Ramona Wadi

How US policy could push Iran towards nuclear weapons

How US policy could push Iran towards nuclear weapons

The United States has once again escalated its threats of military action against Iran and its nuclear programme. Recent reports indicate an...

wednesday 20

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Reza Asadian

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention: A chilling signal in the crackdown on Palestinian solidarity

Mahmoud Khalil’s detention: A chilling signal in the crackdown on Palestinian solidarity

The largest case in public discourse today revolves around Columbia University, where 22 students — including Mahmoud Khalil — have faced...

wednesday 3

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Andrew S. Maier

Marching may not save Gaza, but voting can

Marching may not save Gaza, but voting can

Voters have no idea of their own power and most democratically-elected politicians in the world hope it stays that way. If they could eliminate the...

01.04.2025 5

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Yvonne Ridley

Secrecy and virtue signalling: Another view of Signalgate

Secrecy and virtue signalling: Another view of Signalgate

There has been a fascinating, near unanimous condemnation among the cognoscenti about the seemingly careless addition of Jeffrey Goldberg of The...

01.04.2025 8

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Thatcher rejected Mubarak’s offer to mediate between Gaddafi and the UK

Thatcher rejected Mubarak’s offer to mediate between Gaddafi and the UK

Hosni Mubarak told the UK government led by Margaret Thatcher that he was spying on the activities of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and was...

01.04.2025 3

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Amer Sultan

The ongoing effort to prevent the normalisation of genocide

The ongoing effort to prevent the normalisation of genocide

The features of the colonial conflict in Palestine and the direction it is headed have become more evident than ever, manifesting in a clear...

29.03.2025 9

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Awad Abdelfattah