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Dissecting the UN’s “Comprehensive Plan” for Gaza and the inevitable dead-end

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Jamal Kanj

A historic decline in sympathy for Israel in Britain, and an unprecedented rise in solidarity with Palestine in 2025

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Adnan Hmidan

Will Trump subvert Iraq’s 2025 elections by coercing Baghdad into the US–Saudi orbit and away from Iran?

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Zayd Alisa

Iraq’s tightrope walk sharpens between American security and Iranian influence

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The Palestinian issue is not just Gaza: Beyond the headlines, a systemic crisis

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Tareq Alnajjar

Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics

Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics

When New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani stood beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, the encounter was far more...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Will Sudan’s civilians benefit from the renewed international focus on their country?

Will Sudan’s civilians benefit from the renewed international focus on their country?

Sudan is once again getting a lot of attention – fueled by reports of serious atrocities and the Trump administration’s desire to help stabilize...

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Alassane Dembele

How academia sustains American ignorance

How academia sustains American ignorance

On March 8, 2025, Department of Homeland Security agents abducted Mahmoud Khalil as he was coming home from dinner with his wife. Khalil writes:...

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Saba Fatima

Cheney, Bush, and the crime against Iraq

Cheney, Bush, and the crime against Iraq

In the Washington National Cathedral, America’s political elite gathered to sanctify Dick Cheney’s legacy. Presidents, vice presidents, and...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The PA’s endorsement of the UNSC resolution

The PA’s endorsement of the UNSC resolution

Of course the Palestinian Authority would welcome the UN Security Council Resolution which turns over Gaza into the US’s hands, with all the usual...

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Ramona Wadi

Mr tough guy and the two farcical ceasefires

Mr tough guy and the two farcical ceasefires

Israel’s relentless bombardment of Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon is no defensive reflex but a strategic doctrine. Targeting commanders,...

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Abstentions and the arithmetic of power: Reading China and Russia’s silence on Gaza

Abstentions and the arithmetic of power: Reading China and Russia’s silence on Gaza

At a moment when Gaza is being pounded into dust — entire families erased, neighbourhoods flattened, starvation engineered — every gesture at the...

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Ranjan Solomon

Things happen: Trump, the Crown Prince and killing Khashoggi

Things happen: Trump, the Crown Prince and killing Khashoggi

The Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is at it again.  Gulling, wooing, and grinning his way into the establishment of another...

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Why the Recent UNSC Resolution 2803 “Board of Peace” Violates the UN Charter

Why the Recent UNSC Resolution 2803 “Board of Peace” Violates the UN Charter

On 17 November 2025 , the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803 , known as “Board of Peace,” to create an International...

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Dr Mohammad Yousef

The new kill zone: Gaza’s borders after the ‘ceasefire’

The new kill zone: Gaza’s borders after the ‘ceasefire’

The so-called Gaza ceasefire was not a genuine cessation of hostility, but a strategic, cynical shift in the Israeli genocide and ongoing campaign...

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

One funeral, one birth: From Cheney’s dark shadows to Mamdani’s bright horizon

One funeral, one birth: From Cheney’s dark shadows to Mamdani’s bright horizon

In the span of just twenty-four hours, two events unfolded that seemed to bookend an era. On 3 November 2025, Dick Cheney—the chief architect of...

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Clandestine cleansing: Al-Majd Europe, Gaza and Israeli policy

Clandestine cleansing: Al-Majd Europe, Gaza and Israeli policy

According to its website , the mission of Al-Majd Europe, yet another odd charity organisation operating in the mash and rubble of Gaza, is...

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

UN delivers yet another stab in the back to the Palestinians

UN delivers yet another stab in the back to the Palestinians

The approval of Resolution 2803 by the UN Security Council, presented by the United States and endorsed by 13 votes in favour, with Russia and...

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Sayid Marcos Tenório

Why the new UN resolution on Gaza signals a US-led trusteeship, not a path to peace

Why the new UN resolution on Gaza signals a US-led trusteeship, not a path to peace

The recent passage of the US-backed Gaza resolution at the UN Security Council represents one of the most paradoxical moments of the post- October...

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Peiman Salehi

The inspired Guardiola: A moral voice on Palestine

The inspired Guardiola: A moral voice on Palestine

Pep Guardiola, the Spanish manager of Manchester City, is a visionary in football tactics and a moral force when it comes to human values. In an...

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Karam Nama

Syria’s foreign policy a year after liberation: Hopes and achievements

Syria’s foreign policy a year after liberation: Hopes and achievements

Historically, Syria has always been considered a crossroads between the East and West, a place where Europe meets Asia, and a trading hub for...

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Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

Germany revokes citizenship over “Heroes of Palestine” post

Germany revokes citizenship over “Heroes of Palestine” post

Germany is revoking the citizenship of a recently naturalised man of Syrian background in Berlin after he allegedly praised Hamas on Instagram one...

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Malika Salha

Erasing the future: Gaza’s educational sociocide

Erasing the future: Gaza’s educational sociocide

What makes a society? Is it merely existing as individuals, or is it the threads between them – the schools, the universities, the archives where...

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Jwan Zreiq

How credible are Iraq’s ‘zombie’ elections?

How credible are Iraq’s ‘zombie’ elections?

Iraq held its parliamentary elections on 11 th November, the seventh since the US overthrow of the Saddam Hussein dictatorship in 2003. It’s a...

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Dr Hamid Alkifaey