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Children of war

For decades, the world has watched the Palestinian-Israeli conflict unfold via headlines, footage and diplomatic statements. But beneath the...

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State-sponsored Islamophobia in France encourages violence

Farid Hafez On June 27, El Hidaya Mosque in Roussillon in Southern France was attacked and vandalised. Windows were smashed and furniture overturned;...

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Never mind what you heard — the BRICS summit failed before it began

Arturo Mcfields The BRICS are falling apart. The promising economic group — originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa —...

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Difficult passage for budget in US Senate: 51-50

The US Senate passed President Donald Trump’s controversial “One Big Beautiful Bill”, with cuts for social programmes like Medicaid, which will...

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British political class

The result should never have been in doubt. That whips and ministers were nervous at all should be testament enough as to how badly this government is...

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Mamdani may get a lesson

Perhaps he will hunt them down at the tables of Masa, where sushi can go for almost $1,000 a head. Or maybe he’ll track them to the bar at the Plaza...

friday 10

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One year in, Labour is at a low ebb. From now on, let its priority be honesty, honesty, honesty

Polly Toynbee Rachel Reeves will not be sacked, because she is unsackable. The ever-hysterical bond markets just confirmed that by spinning out of...

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Children of war: The lost generation in Palestine

Hani Hazaimeh For decades, the world has watched the Palestinian-Israeli conflict unfold via headlines, footage and diplomatic statements. But beneath...

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Climate agenda makes West increasingly reliant on China

Khaled Abou Zahr China and the US last week reached an agreement to alleviate some restrictions on rare earth element exports. Under the plan, China...

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Rohingya refugees’ future at stake amid education crisis

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim The recent Human Rights Watch report on the Rohingya education crisis in Bangladesh should be a wake-up call for the entire...

03.07.2025 30

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Palestine Action is a moral compass. That’s why the UK wants it banned

Tariq Mehmood In the coming days, the United Kingdom government is moving full steam ahead to proscribe Palestine Action – a movement of young...

03.07.2025 40

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Can BRICS reshape the global financial order?

Dr. John Sfakianakis In August 2023, the leaders of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — gathered in Johannesburg...

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Did God want Trump to bomb Iran?

Belén Fernández After ordering the United States military to bomb Iran last month, US President Donald Trump made a brief address at the White House...

03.07.2025 30

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The attacks on Iran didn’t achieve anything more than harm nonproliferation

Olamide Samuel After launching direct attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, United States President Donald Trump was quick to declare victory. His...

02.07.2025 60

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Democracies rediscover the importance of bread, housing and a decent life

Eyad Abu Shakra The rise of Zohran Mamdani, who last week won the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, the largest and most impressive city in...

02.07.2025 60

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Deportations alone can’t fix US immigration problems

Underlying the demonstrations and street clashes of recent weeks is a dysfunctional system of immigration enforcement that needs to be fixed. With a...

01.07.2025 40

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The earthquake’s lessons and the maps in the balance

Ghassan Charbel The latest war in the Middle East, both in terms of the course it took and its outcomes, resembled an earthquake. It was the latest of...

01.07.2025 20

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World needs to rediscover the optimism of UN’s founding

Mohamed Chebaro The world was last week on the brink of something akin to a mini-catastrophe or a major war, which could have easily slipped into a...

01.07.2025 40

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Israel must be pressured into a full ceasefire

Chris Doyle For a dozen days, the eyes of the world were focused on Israel’s aggression on Iran and its consequences. The ramifications could have...

01.07.2025 20

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Abuse of ‘security’ stifles innovation, collaboration

In a statement on Friday, Germany’s Data Protection Commissioner Meike Kamp asked Apple and Google to carry out a “timely review” about whether...

30.06.2025 50

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Trump, death of multilateralism

Last week’s meeting of Group of Seven leaders in Canada had high hopes from six of the exclusive multilateral club. But they failed to realize that...

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Germany and the balance of power in Europe

Zaid M. Belbagi The 2025 NATO Summit, which took place in The Hague last week, brought together representatives of all 32 member nations of the...

30.06.2025 40

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In Gaza, the Israelis are staging Hunger Games

Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi When The Hunger Games books came out in the late 2000s to much acclaim, probably few readers expected scenes from these dystopian...

30.06.2025 30

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Sacrificing tomorrow’s survival in favor of today’s foreign exchange

Hafed Al-Ghwell Countries in the Mediterranean appear trapped in a calculated, self-inflicted crisis. Those on southern shores systematically drain...

29.06.2025 30

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Why manufacturing consent for war with Iran failed this time

Ahmad Ibsais On June 22, American warplanes crossed into Iranian airspace and dropped 14 massive bombs. The attack was not in response to a...

29.06.2025 20

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Shared security key to SCO common home

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defense Ministers’ Meeting held in Qingdao, Shandong province, on Wednesday and Thursday, is set to further...

28.06.2025 50

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DRC’s peace deal with Rwanda risks swapping war for resource exploitation

Lindani Zungu The United States-mediated peace agreement to be signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on June 27 – a...

27.06.2025 30

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Mainstreaming hate: When identity becomes a weapon

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam Hate speech used to live in the shadows. You’d find it on fringe forums or in fiery sermons, but it didn’t carry much weight....

27.06.2025 20

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NATO’s 5 percent spending pledge is a threat to people and the planet

Nick Buxton NATO’s leaders agreed this week to invest 5 percent of their countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) on “core defence requirements...

27.06.2025 40

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Powell remains focused on inflation

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told the Republican-held House (of Representatives) Financial Services Committee on Tuesday that the Fed’s...

26.06.2025 40

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Resolute efforts needed to restore peace

If the problems in the Middle East could be solved by unilateral military actions, there would not have been decades of chaos in the region. That the...

26.06.2025 30

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Iran and the craft of politics

Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy For decades, Iran’s patience has not been merely a political tactic, it has been a way of life in how the country navigates...

26.06.2025 60

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How Netanyahu has used Oct. 7 attacks to reshape Middle East

Osama Al-Sharif Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been campaigning against Iran since the 1990s. He has used all possible excuses to...

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I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid

Eman Hillis It has been two months since I last ate bread. Food in the markets has been fading away since Israel blocked nearly all aid into Gaza on 2...

26.06.2025 20

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Myanmar’s sham election plan is a dangerous ruse

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim The recent announcement by Myanmar’s junta that it will hold national elections in December 2025 or January 2026 is not the sign...

25.06.2025 20

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Khamenei necessary to save Iran from chaos

Hassan Al-Mustafa Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who succeeded Ayatollah Khomeini on June 4, 1989, is far from an ordinary figure in the...

25.06.2025 30

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Strikes on Iran mark Trump’s riskiest gamble

With his unprecedented decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, directly joining Israel’s air attack on its regional arch foe, US President Donald...

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US military-industrial complex the real threat

In 1961, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the “unwarranted influence” of the military-industrial complex in the United States whereby a...

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Israel vs. Iran: Why Riyadh is committed to de-escalation

Faisal J. Abbas As anyone who has followed the recent statements coming out of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs will tell you, the Kingdom has...

24.06.2025 30

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By bombing Iran, the US continues to make the world safe for war

Belén Fernández It seems like just yesterday that United States President Donald Trump was pushing a “diplomatic resolution” to the Iranian...

24.06.2025 20

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The Trump Impeachment Debate Reignites

Jalil Afridi President Trump’s recent decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan without explicit congressional...

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Death of US democracy

Contrary to general belief, Weimar democracy did not die when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in January 1933. It died the year before under...

22.06.2025 30

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Middle East’s critical reminder

Among the UN’s designated days, one stands out for its growing urgency in the face of climate change: this week’s World Day to Combat...

22.06.2025 20

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US defence firms chase European military spending wave

US defence giants, backed by a strong Congressional delegation from Washington, used the Paris Airshow to showcase cutting-edge technologies and court...

21.06.2025 40

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G7 leaders try to salvage their summit after Trump’s early exit

Six of the Group of Seven leaders were trying on the final day of their summit on Tuesday to show the wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to...

20.06.2025 40

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Arakan Army may be an unexpected ally for the Rohingya

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim In a striking twist of geopolitical irony, one of the most persecuted Muslim communities in the world — the Rohingya — may find...

20.06.2025 30

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China’s rapid progress in race to the moon

Khaled Abou Zahr China is making rapid progress with the building of a new space network called the Queqiao constellation. This system is designed to...

20.06.2025 30

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UK projects power in Middle East while maintaining neutrality

Zaid M. Belbagi Since last Friday, the hostilities between Israel and Iran have intensified, with both sides locked in continuous attacks. In response...

20.06.2025 30

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US pushes Vietnam to decouple from Chinese tech

The United States is pushing Vietnam in tariff talks to reduce the use of Chinese tech in devices that are assembled in the country before being...

19.06.2025 20

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The Israeli-Iranian war and the security of the Gulf

Hani Hazaimeh The positions of the Gulf Cooperation Council states have been made very clear, as they openly expressed their opposition to Friday’s...

19.06.2025 20

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