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Call for Hamas de-proscription

Call for Hamas de-proscription

In the years of Pro-Palestine demonstrations I’ve attended since 7th October 2023, there is rarely a mention of the group at the core of the whole...

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Pete Gregson

The international community is fast losing its diplomatic relevance

The international community is fast losing its diplomatic relevance
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Ramona Wadi

The new oil fields: Why data centres are becoming strategic assets

The new oil fields: Why data centres are becoming strategic assets
yesterday 30

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Dr Kamran Yeganegi

Back to bad beginnings: The Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding

Back to bad beginnings: The Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding
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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Iran needs its peacemaker, not its hardliners

Iran needs its peacemaker, not its hardliners
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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

The politics of ‘toxic infotainment’: When the destiny of nations becomes a digital plaything

The politics of ‘toxic infotainment’: When the destiny of nations becomes a digital plaything
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Karam Nama

Indonesia’s cabinet secretary turned Palestine into a public relations campaign

Indonesia’s cabinet secretary turned Palestine into a public relations campaign
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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The Iran-US Agreement and the limits of American hegemony

The Iran-US Agreement and the limits of American hegemony
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Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Echoes of the Lügenpresse: Unmasking Axios and its Israeli ties

Echoes of the Lügenpresse: Unmasking Axios and its Israeli ties
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Dr Sahar Huneidi

Trump’s strategic mistakes in his war against Iran

Trump’s strategic mistakes in his war against Iran
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Jasim Al-Azzawi

My map is not ‘half-seen’, Karam Nama; it’s focused sharply

My map is not ‘half-seen’, Karam Nama; it’s focused sharply
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Yvonne Ridley

Revitalizing Indonesia’s economic diplomacy engine in the Middle East

Revitalizing Indonesia’s economic diplomacy engine in the Middle East
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Ronny P Sasmita

France’s Eastern Mediterranean energy strategy: Between commercial pragmatism and geopolitical ambition

France’s Eastern Mediterranean energy strategy: Between commercial pragmatism and geopolitical ambition
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Dr Umud Shokri

When a brave journalist looks away: Iraq and Yvonne Ridley’s half‑seen map

When a brave journalist looks away: Iraq and Yvonne Ridley’s half‑seen map
13.06.2026 40

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Karam Nama

Can the US host the World Cup while shutting out the Middle East?

Can the US host the World Cup while shutting out the Middle East?
13.06.2026 60

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

The Iran war is exposing the limits of Gulf defence dependence

The Iran war is exposing the limits of Gulf defence dependence
13.06.2026 40

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Olivia Higgins

When children become the primary casualties of wars and conflicts

When children become the primary casualties of wars and conflicts
12.06.2026 50

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Ahmed Asmar

Chile establishes senate friendship group to strengthen historic ties with Palestine

Chile establishes senate friendship group to strengthen historic ties with Palestine
12.06.2026 50

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Eman Abusidu

Can Trump restrain Israel?

Can Trump restrain Israel?
12.06.2026 40

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Norliza Binti Saleh

The Board of Peace extends Israel’s security narrative

The Board of Peace extends Israel’s security narrative
12.06.2026 50

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Ramona Wadi

The Kharg gamble could backfire on America

The Kharg gamble could backfire on America
12.06.2026 50

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Dr Jannus Th Siahaan

Energy diplomacy without energy resources: How some states gain influence without oil and gas

Energy diplomacy without energy resources: How some states gain influence without oil and gas
12.06.2026 50

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Dr Kamran Yeganegi

The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the visa snag

The FIFA World Cup: Caught on the visa snag
12.06.2026 60

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

Palestinian National Council elections and inseparable realities

Palestinian National Council elections and inseparable realities
11.06.2026 50

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Syria’s new buffer zone or the birth of another permanent occupation?

Syria’s new buffer zone or the birth of another permanent occupation?
11.06.2026 50

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Israel-First: US Congress is quietly merging America’s military with Israel’s

Israel-First: US Congress is quietly merging America’s military with Israel’s
11.06.2026 70

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Jamal Kanj

America’s war-based economy still strengthens its rivals — and Trump is accelerating this

America’s war-based economy still strengthens its rivals — and Trump is accelerating this
11.06.2026 50

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Tamer Ajrami

Arab states condemned Israel publicly, but quietly moved on from Gaza

Arab states condemned Israel publicly, but quietly moved on from Gaza
11.06.2026 70

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

The Mladenov distraction: Behind the screen, Netanyahu is annexing Gaza ‘step-by-step’

The Mladenov distraction: Behind the screen, Netanyahu is annexing Gaza ‘step-by-step’
10.06.2026 50

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Imran Khan and the Islamophobia industry that buried him

Imran Khan and the Islamophobia industry that buried him
10.06.2026 60

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Junaid S. Ahmad

Settlers, sanctions and impunity

Settlers, sanctions and impunity

From 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2025, Israeli settlers killed 61 Palestinians and injured 3,778. The findings of the Independent International...

10.06.2026 50

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Ramona Wadi

The cowards’ playbook: Why today’s prisoners expose the political cowardice of Muslim regimes

The cowards’ playbook: Why today’s prisoners expose the political cowardice of Muslim regimes

There is a pathetic, recurring sickness plaguing the halls of power across the Muslim world. Insecure regimes terrified of the ballot box and hollowed...

10.06.2026 50

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Yvonne Ridley

Danantara and the Gulf could finally turn Indonesia’s renewable energy ambition into reality

Danantara and the Gulf could finally turn Indonesia’s renewable energy ambition into reality

Indonesia has no shortage of renewable energy ambition. What it lacks is capital, execution and, above all, trust. For years, successive governments...

10.06.2026 60

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Shafa kalila aryanti

The ghost that haunts the Caribbean

The ghost that haunts the Caribbean

The sea does not forget. Sixty-four years ago, Soviet missiles pointed at the heart of an American empire from a sliver of a Caribbean island, and the...

09.06.2026 60

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Jasim Al-Azzawi

“May Your Problems Always Be So Small”: Palestinian Pain, Pakistani Silence

“May Your Problems Always Be So Small”: Palestinian Pain, Pakistani Silence

At a recent gathering of social scientists in Washington, DC, a Pakistani-American academic spoke movingly about Palestine. The vocabulary was...

09.06.2026 60

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Junaid S. Ahmad

Egypt’s Family Law deepens Egyptians’ hardship

Egypt’s Family Law deepens Egyptians’ hardship

Egyptians are awaiting the long-anticipated new Personal Status Law, widely known as the “Family Law”, amid concerns that it could introduce new...

09.06.2026 60

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Mahmoud Hassan

What if the American Violations Ahead of the World Cup Happened in an Arab Country?

What if the American Violations Ahead of the World Cup Happened in an Arab Country?

Even before the first whistle of the 2026 World Cup, scandals have already begun to surface. Long before reaching the pitches, we are currently stuck...

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Adnan Hmidan

The World Cup in the Age of Trumpian Transaction

The World Cup in the Age of Trumpian Transaction

No matter how intently we listen to FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s repetitive hymns extolling the “purity of the game” and its pristine...

08.06.2026 60

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Karam Nama

Counting the costs for the death of Arab political journalism

Counting the costs for the death of Arab political journalism

The decline of political journalism in the Arab world marks a critical turning point in how public discourse is shaped. Once the backbone of informed...

08.06.2026 30

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Noor Suwwan

How Lebanon became a managed stalemate

How Lebanon became a managed stalemate

The pattern is now visible. On 1 June, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire. Within days, both sides violated it. On 5 June, Israeli airstrikes...

08.06.2026 60

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Ali salman

The world watches as Israel turns law into ashes

The world watches as Israel turns law into ashes

The latest exchange between Israel and Iran in June 2026 has been widely framed as another dangerous escalation in an already combustible region. Yet...

08.06.2026 60

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

The Strategic Value of Kurdish Gas for Europe’s Energy Security

The Strategic Value of Kurdish Gas for Europe’s Energy Security

Europe’s Energy Challenge is Far From Over Europe has made significant progress in reducing its dependence on Russian natural gas since the outbreak...

07.06.2026 60

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Dr Kamran Yeganegi

The latest Indonesia-Qatar defense agreement needs deliverables, not diplomacy

The latest Indonesia-Qatar defense agreement needs deliverables, not diplomacy

Indonesia and Qatar this week signed a Statement of Intent on defense cooperation, paving the way for a formal Defense Cooperation Agreement covering...

07.06.2026 70

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Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Substituting Venezuelan Oil for Persian Gulf Oil: A Geopolitical Reality Check

Substituting Venezuelan Oil for Persian Gulf Oil: A Geopolitical Reality Check

The idea of substituting Venezuelan oil for Persian Gulf oil has become more relevant as energy security is increasingly shaped by chokepoints,...

07.06.2026 70

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Dr Umud Shokri

Naksa at 59: The Colonial War Against Palestine Never Ended

Naksa at 59: The Colonial War Against Palestine Never Ended

June 2026 marks the 59th anniversary of the Naksa, the Arabic term meaning “setback” or “defeat”, used by Palestinians to describe the events...

07.06.2026 70

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Sayid Marcos Tenorio

Has Europe learned anything from Moria? New Migration Pact begins in the ashes of a Child

As the EU prepares to fully implement its Pact on Migration and Asylum on June 12, the memory of Moria remains a point of reference in debates over...

05.06.2026 50

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Tatiana Svorou

Chilean court reopens case against soldier accused of Gaza war crimes

A recent judicial ruling in Chile has revived scrutiny of a criminal complaint against an Israeli-Ukrainian soldier accused of committing war crimes...

05.06.2026 60

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Eman Abusidu

If Lebanon has no future, neither does the region

Nearly half a century after Israeli tanks first crossed into southern Lebanon, a troubling question hangs over the region: how many times can the same...

05.06.2026 70

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Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Trump and Netanyahu: The odd couple

“He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” Donald Trump declared recently about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement may be one...

05.06.2026 70

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Jamal Kanj

From Nuclear Threshold to Nuclear Deterrence: Is Iran Crossing the Line?

The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran over recent months has reshaped several dimensions of the conflict. Alongside the economic pressure Iran exerted by...

05.06.2026 70

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Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini