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Wasting time has never been deadlier for Palestinians

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Ramona Wadi

How US policy could push Iran towards nuclear weapons

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Reza Asadian

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Awad Abdelfattah

When will Gaza’s residents revolt against Hamas?

When will Gaza’s residents revolt against Hamas?

Earlier this week, hundreds of Palestinians in the war torn Gaza Strip took to the streets, protesting against the continuous brutal Israeli...

28.03.2025 10

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Motasem A Dalloul

Jerusalem, symbol of Resistance for justice and rights

Jerusalem, symbol of Resistance for justice and rights

We are experiencing the most horrifying fact in history, through the fierce genocide launched by Israel against the population of Gaza, which has...

28.03.2025 10

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Sayid Marcos Tenório

How Trump’s new energy policies reshape global oil markets

How Trump’s new energy policies reshape global oil markets

Only two months into his second term, President Donald Trump has wasted no time reactivating his signature “energy dominance” doctrine—this...

28.03.2025 9

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Dr Elif Selin Calik

Authoritarian politics: Netanyahu’s war on Israeli institutions

Authoritarian politics: Netanyahu’s war on Israeli institutions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a war on many fronts.  He has ended the tense ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza in a spectacularly...

28.03.2025 10

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Palestinians deserve better leadership

Palestinians deserve better leadership

We distinguish between the great and the small when it comes to critical and pivotal situations, and how they deal with them. Those who rise to the...

28.03.2025 10

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Osama Abu Irshaid

The US is disappearing dissenters in broad daylight

The US is disappearing dissenters in broad daylight

Just before breaking her fast during Ramadan, Rumeysa Ozturk—a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University—was forcibly taken by masked federal agents...

28.03.2025 9

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Adam Warden

Gaza's promised paradise and Trump’s orderless world

Gaza's promised paradise and Trump’s orderless world

Donald Trump’s idea of “taking over” the Gaza Strip and turning it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” was stillborn. For some it was buried on...

27.03.2025 4

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

What EU-enforced oblivion looks like

What EU-enforced oblivion looks like

If there has ever been a blatant form of oblivion in the EU’s political communications, the European Council’s conclusions on 20 March exceed all...

27.03.2025 7

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Ramona Wadi

Israel should note what happened to France when it tried to subjugate Algeria by massacring its indigenous population

Israel should note what happened to France when it tried to subjugate Algeria by massacring its indigenous population

Childish drawings were used to “explain” the need for indigenous Arab and Berber Muslims to bow down or die during the French occupation of...

27.03.2025 10

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Nabila Ramdani

Netanyahu continues to undermine Israel’s security and military establishment

Netanyahu continues to undermine Israel’s security and military establishment

Ever since the Israeli government and military failed to intercept the Hamas attack on 7 October, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has...

27.03.2025 10

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Aziz Mustafa

Indonesia and Syria: Time to forge a new partnership under Ahmad Al Sharaa's leadership

Indonesia and Syria: Time to forge a new partnership under Ahmad Al Sharaa's leadership

Indonesia has remained relatively quiet on Syria’s new leadership, but it must now take a clear stance. With Syria under the new leadership of...

27.03.2025 10

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar

'There is no blank cheque': Syria leader told to rein in jihadis

'There is no blank cheque': Syria leader told to rein in jihadis

Syria’s President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, has a lot to prove to win over Western powers. If the first few week of his rule are anything to go by, he may...

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