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The Doha attack: Exposing the collapse of international order

The Doha attack: Exposing the collapse of international order

On 9 September 2025, Israel conducted its first-ever direct military strike on Qatar, targeting Hamas negotiators in Doha’s diplomatic quarter...

yesterday 10

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Dr Zarqa Parvez

The Doha Summit: A symbolic gesture or a call for change?

The Doha Summit: A symbolic gesture or a call for change?

On 15 September 2025, the Arab-Islamic summit convened in Doha, Qatar, in response to Israel’s airstrikes on Qatar and Gaza, once again...

yesterday 20

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Eko Ernada

Genocide admissions and international silence

Genocide admissions and international silence

Israel has killed more than 10 per cent of Gaza’s population since the start of the genocide in October 2023. The statistics, now reported by...

yesterday 20

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Ramona Wadi

Prominent Brazilian presence in Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza

Prominent Brazilian presence in Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza

Sixteen ships comprising the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) set sail from Tunisian ports on Sunday evening, embarking on a bold mission to challenge...

yesterday 4

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Eman Abusidu

India’s changing Middle East policy

India’s changing Middle East policy

For decades, India’s West Asia policy rested on three simple principles: equi-distance, non-prescriptive, and non-interference. These reflected New...

yesterday 4

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Dr Zakir Hussain

The Doha assassination plot, emergency summit, and Trump’s double-cross

The Doha assassination plot, emergency summit, and Trump’s double-cross

Last week’s failed assassination attempt of the Palestinian negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, raises critical questions that extend far beyond the...

previous day 10

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Jamal Kanj

Paraguay’s fluctuating positions on Palestine: Between interests and justice

Paraguay’s fluctuating positions on Palestine: Between interests and justice

The influence of nations is not always determined by size or population, but by their ability to take decisions that resonate internationally....

previous day 20

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Dr Rassem Bisharat

Prabowo’s September visit to the UAE: Pushing Indonesia deeper into the Middle East conversation?

Prabowo’s September visit to the UAE: Pushing Indonesia deeper into the Middle East conversation?

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s landing in Abu Dhabi on 12 September was not simply another diplomatic stopover. Coming just days after...

previous day 20

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Algeria reborn: A silent rise from ruin to prominence

Algeria reborn: A silent rise from ruin to prominence

From the ashes of Algeria’s “Black Decade,” an agonising period marked by unspeakable violence and national trauma, emerges a country quietly...

sunday 30

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Genocide as spectacle: The Netflix era of war

Genocide as spectacle: The Netflix era of war

In an age where our phones glow with the endless stream of breaking news, short videos, and curated feeds, genocide itself has been transformed...

sunday 30

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Ismail Salahuddin

Nepal’s shocking scenes are a warning to corrupt rulers everywhere

Nepal’s shocking scenes are a warning to corrupt rulers everywhere

The recent images from Nepal were not ordinary news items to be consumed and forgotten. International media broadcasted extraordinary scenes: angry...

sunday 10

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Adnan Hmidan

Beyond diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional map of resistance

Beyond diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional map of resistance

The Israeli attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Doha was not simply an unsuccessful military operation—it represented a significant...

sunday 10

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Dr Yousef Ibrahim

Israel, Qatar, and the global conscience

Israel, Qatar, and the global conscience

The streets of the world are alive. From Seoul to São Paulo, from New Delhi to Dakar, the voices of solidarity with Gaza resonate across...

sunday 10

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Ranjan Solomon

Crossing red lines: What happens if Israel strikes again?

Crossing red lines: What happens if Israel strikes again?

Since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, Israel has crossed lines that were never meant to be crossed. The direct confrontation between...

13.09.2025 10

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Alaa Said

Charlie Kirk’s manufactured martyrdom and the test for American Muslims

Charlie Kirk’s manufactured martyrdom and the test for American Muslims

Charlie Kirk did not fall to some inexplicable tragedy; he became a casualty of the very political culture he spent his career defending. For years...

13.09.2025 50

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Mohammad Aaquib

Israel’s failed attack on Qatar demonstrated its weakness, bewilderment and bankruptcy

Israel’s failed attack on Qatar demonstrated its weakness, bewilderment and bankruptcy

The aggression against Qatar cannot be viewed as a passing incident, but a watershed moment and a serious provocation to the Middle East. Of...

13.09.2025 10

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Dr Saad Naji Jawad

The excruciating wait: Tripoli on the brink of a war that may never happen

The excruciating wait: Tripoli on the brink of a war that may never happen

In Tripoli, the tense calm feels almost unbearable—residents live under the constant threat of sudden, brutal clashes that have become part of...

12.09.2025 20

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Indonesia’s stance on Israel’s strike on Qatar

Indonesia’s stance on Israel’s strike on Qatar

When Israeli missiles struck a residential building in Doha this week, killing several Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, the explosions...

12.09.2025 20

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Netanyahu, you crossed the Rubicon

Netanyahu, you crossed the Rubicon

History is littered with men who mistook hubris for destiny. They stand tall over the destruction they have created, still unbowed, still convinced...

12.09.2025 50

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

Israel’s strike on Qatar exposes the collapse of Arab security assumptions

Israel’s strike on Qatar exposes the collapse of Arab security assumptions

The thunder of Israeli warplanes over Doha this week was more than just a military operation, it was a shattering moment for the region. Missiles...

12.09.2025 40

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini