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Germany: Imprisoned ‘Palestine Action’ activists face harassment

Germany: Imprisoned ‘Palestine Action’ activists face harassment

For years, Palestine activists in Germany have looked to Britain with a sense of astonishment. The state that promised Palestine to Zionist settler...

yesterday 30

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Leon Wystrychowski

Arms, silence, and alignment: The moral and geopolitical cost of India-Israel military ties

Arms, silence, and alignment: The moral and geopolitical cost of India-Israel military ties

India’s emergence as one of Israel’s most reliable arms partners is not merely a story of defence procurement or strategic pragmatism. It marks a...

yesterday 30

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Ranjan Solomon

PM Modi’s Jordan visit: Is he wiring New Delhi, Amman, and Brussels?

PM Modi’s Jordan visit: Is he wiring New Delhi, Amman, and Brussels?

Prime Minister Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to undertake a full-fledged state visit to the Kingdom of Jordan on 15–16 December 2025,...

yesterday 9

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Dr Zakir Hussain

Never again, except for Palestinians: The moral realignment

Never again, except for Palestinians: The moral realignment

Western leaders readily rediscover moral language when horror arrives on their own shoreline. After the murderous attack at Bondi Beach,...

yesterday 8

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Ziyad Motala

A thesis confirmed: Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel lobby

A thesis confirmed: Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel lobby

Conman, convict, paedophile and a life terminated in circumstances of purported suicide.  The list for Jeffrey E. Epstein, figure of cosmic social...

yesterday 40

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Mr Trump, Gaza does not need your ballroom. It needs tents. It needs life.

Mr Trump, Gaza does not need your ballroom. It needs tents. It needs life.

Mr Trump, You will meet Benjamin Netanyahu. Cameras will flash. Words will be exchanged in polished rooms, polished suits, polished lies. You will...

yesterday 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Iran’s ballistic bunker-busters: Smashing Israel’s rules of war?

Iran’s ballistic bunker-busters: Smashing Israel’s rules of war?

The deafening wail of the ‘Tzeva Adom’ (Colour Red) siren cuts through the air, a chilling signal that renders Israelis in every nook and cranny to...

previous day 60

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Dr Mohammad I. Aslam

UN inaction protects ‘practical sovereignty’ for Israel

UN inaction protects ‘practical sovereignty’ for Israel

Israeli ministers are becoming unequivocally clear about colonialism in Gaza. Not that there was any shard of doubt since the start of the genocide...

previous day 20

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Ramona Wadi

The penalty for disagreeing with government policy on Palestine is 14 Years in prison

The penalty for disagreeing with government policy on Palestine is 14 Years in prison

On 5 January I will go on trial at Kingston Crown Court charged with an offence under Section12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The maximum penalty if...

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Tony Greenstein

Egypt’s economy: When infrastructure outpaces production

Egypt’s economy: When infrastructure outpaces production

The international debt of the government of Egypt was estimated at 161.2 billion US dollars in June 2025, while it spends almost half of its budget...

saturday 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Britain’s dark history of child abuse in Yemen

Britain’s dark history of child abuse in Yemen

In the wake of Israel becoming the first country to recognise Somaliland as an independent state – likely to use as a staging ground for attacks...

saturday 30

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Irfan Chowdhury

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm?

Will the Iraqi militias truly disarm?

For the first time, several well-known armed groups in Iraq have released statements supporting the idea of “the state’s monopoly on the use of...

saturday 40

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Dr Fahil Abdulbasit Abdulkareem

From promise to practice: Mogadishu’s vote and Somalia’s democratic turning point

From promise to practice: Mogadishu’s vote and Somalia’s democratic turning point

When the people of Mogadishu went to the polls to elect their local council, Somalia quietly crossed a historic threshold. For the first time since...

26.12.2025 50

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Suleiman Bashir Mohamed

What has the UN done for Palestine except help Zionism colonise it?

What has the UN done for Palestine except help Zionism colonise it?

For decades, the UN has been the epitome of hypocrisy, bleeding into awareness when it comes to Palestine. The recent screening of The Voice of...

26.12.2025 10

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Ramona Wadi

Follow the money: A ruthless guide for Mark Savaya, America’s envoy to Iraq

Follow the money: A ruthless guide for Mark Savaya, America’s envoy to Iraq

There is a whispered line within the corners of American history, which was delivered inside a parking garage to The Washington Post journalist duo...

26.12.2025 20

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Europe’s condemnation of Israel’s settlements and the poverty of international law: When words replace will

Europe’s condemnation of Israel’s settlements and the poverty of international law: When words replace will

A rare joint statement by fourteen countries condemning Israel’s decision to establish nineteen new settlements in the occupied West Bank has...

26.12.2025 20

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Ranjan Solomon

Energy transition or power redistribution? A geopolitical reading of the New Middle East

Energy transition or power redistribution? A geopolitical reading of the New Middle East

The global energy transition is often framed as a technical and environmental necessity — a gradual shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy in...

26.12.2025 10

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Dr Kamran Yeganegi

The architecture of extermination: Why the Gaza genocide is premeditated and repeatable

The architecture of extermination: Why the Gaza genocide is premeditated and repeatable

Suppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip...

26.12.2025 10

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Sanctioning Fever: The United States, European Union and Free Speech

Sanctioning Fever: The United States, European Union and Free Speech

At present, there is a pot-calling-the-kettle-black approach being taken by the European Union and the United States regarding the imposition of...

26.12.2025 10

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Taking stock of Indonesia–Algeria cooperation in 2025

Taking stock of Indonesia–Algeria cooperation in 2025

Just days before the end of 2025, Indonesia registered a new development in its relationship with Algeria when Pertamina Internasional EP, a unit...

26.12.2025 10

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Militia manipulation of Cardinal Sako’s words

Militia manipulation of Cardinal Sako’s words

Vulgar distortion is not an occasional behaviour in Iraq; it has become the official language of the state’s looters — those who possess nothing...

25.12.2025 40

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Karam Nama

Libya’s dried-up banks: The daily struggle for cash

Libya’s dried-up banks: The daily struggle for cash

Across Libya, thousands of people queue daily at bank branches, with lines often spilling onto streets and worsening congestion in already jammed...

25.12.2025 50

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Türkiye’s expanding footprint in Lebanon: Ambition, constraint, and the new sunni landscape

Türkiye’s expanding footprint in Lebanon: Ambition, constraint, and the new sunni landscape

With Iran’s “Land Bridge” fractured by the new Syrian leadership, Türkiye is not merely seeking influence; it is seeking to fill the strategic...

25.12.2025 20

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

UAE President to visit Pakistan to bolster trade, investment and strategic ties

UAE President to visit Pakistan to bolster trade, investment and strategic ties

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is set to arrive in Pakistan on 26 December 2025, for a landmark...

25.12.2025 20

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Dr Musab Yousufi