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Israel feared Amal Khalil, just as it did Shireen Abu Akleh

Israel feared Amal Khalil, just as it did Shireen Abu Akleh

On April 22, the Israeli regime assassinated yet another journalist. Her name was Amal Khalil. She was a well-known Lebanese journalist, born during...

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Yara Hawari

We can make sure another Chornobyl disaster does not happen, here is how

We can make sure another Chornobyl disaster does not happen, here is how

Forty years ago, a reactor exploded in the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in what was then the Soviet Republic of Ukraine. At least 30 people were...

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Mads flarup christensen

African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages

African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages

Food security in Africa could face major disruptions due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict between the United States,...

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Martin fregene

Five games to go: The Premier League’s unpredictable season turns again

Five games to go: The Premier League’s unpredictable season turns again

This was supposed to be Arsenal’s title. For 200 days, it looked like it would be. But Wednesday night, Erling Haaland scored his 35th goal of the...

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Stephen howson

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote really represent

On April 25, Palestinians will vote in local elections to choose representatives to municipal and village councils for four-year terms. These...

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Mariam Barghouti

Negotiations that enable Israel’s land-grabs

Negotiations that enable Israel’s land-grabs

Back in the early 2000s, I was part of the Palestinian team supposedly negotiating an end to Israel’s military occupation and colonisation of...

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Diana Buttu

Beyond the desecrated statue

Beyond the desecrated statue

Many Christians felt offended after a video circulated on social media showing an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon knocking down a statue of Jesus,...

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Rev Dr Munther Isaac

Arsenal have grown, but they still have not learned how to dominate

Arsenal have grown, but they still have not learned how to dominate

Arsenal and Manchester City are once again battling for the Premier League title in England and, with only weeks of the season remaining, the gap...

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Joel beya

The story Tehran wants you to read

The story Tehran wants you to read

The New York Times published a detailed account this week of Iran’s new leadership structure, based on interviews with more than 20 Iranian...

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Jason d greenblatt

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

These are difficult times for the world, so what will Pakistan do?

The recent statements by US President Donald Trump and the shuttle diplomacy carried out by senior Pakistani military and government leaders in...

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Maleeha lodhi

On Earth Day, remember the people defending the planet

On Earth Day, remember the people defending the planet

On a January morning in 1969, an oil platform off the coast of Santa Barbara blew out. Over three million gallons of crude oil spread across swathes...

22.04.2026 40

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Amanda burrell

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping

The global fallout of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may create the impression that the world cannot function without fossil fuels. Nothing could...

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Ralph regenvanu

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

Preparations for the implementation of Israel’s new death penalty law have already begun. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has boasted...

20.04.2026 40

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Tamam abusalama

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

In recent months, the frequency and intensity of attacks in northern Nigeria have shattered the comforting illusion that the region’s long...

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Gimba Kakanda

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

The GCC has unity, it now needs joint defence and development

Amid the continuing escalation in the region, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pursues a balanced diplomatic policy grounded in calls for...

19.04.2026 50

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Faisal abdulhamid al-mudahka

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?

Slavery reparations are just, but who exactly owes whom?
18.04.2026 50

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Femi Owolade

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans

Why the Iran war did not go according to US plans
17.04.2026 50

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Allameh azizi

Legal migrants remain vulnerable to trafficking

Legal migrants remain vulnerable to trafficking
17.04.2026 40

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Abdulla methker bin shabaan al hajri

Sudan’s Prime Minister: This is the path out of the horrors of war

Sudan’s Prime Minister: This is the path out of the horrors of war
17.04.2026 40

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Kamil idris

The Iran war has exposed the limits of neutrality

The Iran war has exposed the limits of neutrality
17.04.2026 40

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Khalid Al-Jaber

The three clocks of the Iran war

The three clocks of the Iran war
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Jasim Al-Azzawi

The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump

The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump
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Andrew Mitrovica

Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’

Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’
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Ori Goldberg

Justice, in ICC Prosecutor Khan’s case, resides in the reasoning of judges

14.04.2026 50

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Sareta ashraph

It is time for a ceasefire in Sudan and a new way forward

The Sudan war erupted on the morning of April 15, 2023, more than 1,000 days ago. The conflict has sown destruction across the country, killing tens...

14.04.2026 40

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Hala Al-Karib

Iran remains an obstacle to the ‘Greater Israel’ project

Ahead of the deadline United States President Donald Trump set for Iran last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an urgent call to...

14.04.2026 60

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Samer Jaber

Orban was defeated in Hungary, but Orbanism lives on

On Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban suffered a major defeat in the legislative election after 16 years in power. For all the talk of him...

13.04.2026 40

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Leonid Ragozin

Israel is trying to change Jerusalem’s religious identity

On Holy Saturday as Palestinian Christians tried to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israeli security forces started attacking and...

13.04.2026 60

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Xavier Abu Eid

Cuba sent doctors. Washington sent a destroyer.

When the lights went out in Cuba last month leaving in the dark 10 million people, American media coverage reflexively reached for its tired old...

13.04.2026 60

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Jafari s allen

Seven ways America can win the ceasefire and end the war

It was too much to ask of United States Vice President JD Vance that he hammer out a peace agreement with representatives of the Islamic Republic of...

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John feehery

Lessons from the Iran war

On Saturday, the United States and Iran held direct negotiations for the first time in more than a decade. The talks ended without a deal, as the US...

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Abdulla banndar al-etaibi

We need a regional agreement for the Strait of Hormuz

The announcement of a ceasefire by United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday has brought some relief to the Gulf region, seafarers and the...

11.04.2026 60

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Roudi baroudi

Is the US-Iran ceasefire already doomed?

Expectations for the upcoming talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan are understandably modest. There is even a risk that the meeting...

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Trita parsi

Sorry Keir Starmer, the Middle East does not listen to Britain any more

When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Gulf this week, the message was clear: Britain was back, ready to play a stabilising diplomatic...

10.04.2026 50

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Ahmed Najar

Iran ceasefire: Not an off-ramp for the US but a life-saving ejection seat

Whatever the fate is of the putative two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, it remains historically significant due to novel dynamics...

10.04.2026 50

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Rami G Khouri

The war on Iran: Nobody won, everyone paid

On the 40th day of the war that Washington called “Epic Fury” and Tehran named “True Promise 4”, United States President Donald Trump and...

09.04.2026 50

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Mahjoob Zweiri

Iran has been bloodied, but it is winning against the US-Israel axis

Today, to borrow a phrase, we are all Iranians. We are Iranians, witnessing the failure of a thuggish logic practised by the United States and Israel,...

09.04.2026 60

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Andrew Mitrovica

Did America lose yet another war?

After threatening on Tuesday that a “whole civilisation will die tonight”, US President Donald Trump had to backtrack and announce a...

08.04.2026 70

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Harlan ullman

What is driving the Houthis’ decision-making on joining the Iran war

During the first month of the US-Israel war on Iran, the Houthis adopted a cautious approach, even though many expected them to move faster based on...

07.04.2026 60

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Ahmed Al-Shalafi

The US could still try to play the ethnic card in Iran

As the US threatens to launch a ground invasion of Iran, many questions remain about its goals and geographical span. Some scenarios suggest a focus...

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Ibrahim Al-Marashi

A new regional order for the Strait of Hormuz

The ongoing war of choice launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has shattered the geopolitical status quo in our region. As Washington...

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Sina emami

Israel’s attack on UNRWA is central to its genocide of the Palestinians

It is time for the United Nations to accept that Israel’s attack on its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is an essential part of the Israeli...

05.04.2026 70

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Christopher Gunness

What the Iran-Iraq war can tell us about the US-Israeli war on Iran

When the United States and Israel launched their illegal war on Iran on February 28, they called on the Iranian people to rise up. They then proceeded...

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Behrooz ghamari-tabrizi

War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you

For decades, leaders who were responsible for war crimes tended to plead ignorance or insist it was a mistake and their hands were clean. What has...

03.04.2026 50

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Philippe bolopion

Why Lebanon should join the International Criminal Court

“We are going to do what we did in Gaza.” That’s how a senior Israeli official described the Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon. The threat is...

02.04.2026 40

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Mark Kersten

Israel’s death penalty law is not about executing Palestinians

On Monday, Israel passed a death penalty law allowing it to hang those convicted of “terror offences” within an accelerated 90-day period. The law...

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Mariam Barghouti

Mojtaba Khamenei’s rumoured injury or death won’t change Iran’s trajectory

When Mojtaba Khamenei’s elevation as Iran’s new supreme leader was announced, many observers treated it chiefly as a confirmation of a new...

01.04.2026 50

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Kayhan Valadbaygi

The attack on the right to protest in the UK is not just about Palestine

On April 1, a British court is set to rule in an important trial that could define the limits of mass protest in Britain. Ben Jamal, director of the...

31.03.2026 50

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Feyzi ismail

Three scenarios for the Strait of Hormuz

The ongoing United States-Israeli war on Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the centre of a multidimensional geopolitical crisis. Since...

31.03.2026 90

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Nafja sabbah al-kuwari

We dug up medics in Gaza. A year later, international law remains buried

I saw a lot of death in Gaza. Not natural death. Brutal, methodical killing. But there is something particularly horrific about digging up medics...

30.03.2026 60

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Jonathan Whittall