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Some justice at last for Tariq Ramadan, who warns Muslims to beware of Zionist vilification

Anyone who supports Palestine and is vocal about the injustices suffered by the Palestinians living under Israel's brutal military occupation...

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Yvonne Ridley

Israel is sending strong, unclear messages on all fronts

Israeli political and security officials have launched a simultaneous media attack on Iran. This attack was taken seriously, taking place only days...

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Dr Adnan Abu Amer

Lebanon Army deportation of Palestinian families to areas under Syria Democratic Forces' control raises concerns

Recent reports have surfaced regarding the alleged deportation of Palestinian families by the Lebanese Army to areas under the control of Syrian...

friday 30

Middle East Monitor

Ahmad Alzoubi

Erdogan's third term victory: Achievements and challenges ahead in completion of 'New Turkiye' Project

There has been a proliferation of diverse analyses running in parallel with the Turkish electoral scene, from its inception to its conclusion, with...

friday 20

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Dr Essam Yousef

Analysis - US seeks to mend frayed Saudi ties with second high-level trip

With two high-level visits in less than a month, the United States is hoping to steady ties with Saudi Arabia after several years of disagreement...

friday 1

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Reuters

Unlike their media, Western nations recognise the necessity of Erdogan's Turkiye

The month of May has seen a replay of the past decade of both Turkish politics and the Western nations' dealings with it: the old rivalry between...

friday 1

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Muhammad Hussein

A musical performance and the shrinking public discourse

Seventy-nine-year-old singer Roger Waters' new show has caused a stir. Waters' moment of fame is not about art this time. Rather, it is more about...

friday 1

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Omer Carullah Sevim

Foreign Affairs magazine: Israel apartheid and Jewish supremacy - Part Two

Unsurprisingly, last month's article in the Foreign Affairs magazine, which laid down the facts about Israel's apartheid system and Jewish...

friday 10

Middle East Monitor

Nasim Ahmed

Tunisia: Subjugating the courts is key to Saeid's power grab

It's been a year since President Kais Saied of Tunisia fired 57 judges and prosecutors, accusing them of financial and "moral" corruption and...

01.06.2023 40

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Eric Goldstein

The IDF's legacy, 75 years on

While Israel prefers to obliterate the 1948 Nakba from its historical memory despite being the perpetrator of Palestine's ethnic cleansing and...

01.06.2023 1

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

For Erdogan, morals and principles matter as much as the economy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term in office after receiving 52.14 per cent of the votes in the presidential election on...

01.06.2023 1

Middle East Monitor

Motasem A Dalloul

Libya moderate Islamic interpretations under threat as more radicals penetrate government institutions

Hundreds of Libyans took to social media recently to express their anger and disappointment at the latest decision by the country's General...

01.06.2023 1

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Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Iraq's October Protest Movement and the provincial elections

Rising controversy has been surrounding the Iraqi provincial elections, the date of which was approved by Parliament on 6 November. Behind the...

01.06.2023 2

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Ahmed Saadawi

Afghan girls turn cave into school, raise hope for children

Afghan girls who educate the children of poor families living in caves in a classroom in Bamyan, one of Afghanistan's most deprived provinces,...

01.06.2023 10

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Anadolu Agency

A man without a strategy: How Netanyahu is provoking armed Intifada in the West Bank

After signing a military decree on 18 May, allowing illegal Israeli Jewish settlers to reclaim the abandoned Homesh settlement located in the...

31.05.2023 30

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

EXPLAINER - Why is OPEC+ cutting oil output?

OPEC and its allies, including Russia, meet in Vienna on 4 June to decide on their output policy. The group, known as OPEC , agreed on 2 April to...

31.05.2023 30

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Reuters

Student council elections in Palestine

The Islamic Bloc, the student branch of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, was victorious in May in the largest Palestinian universities of the...

31.05.2023 30

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Dr Hossam Dajani

Yemen's Hadramout heats up as STC strengthens secession bid 

With the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition's war against Yemen now in its eighth year, the country remains divided among three main competing...

31.05.2023 1

Middle East Monitor

Omar Ahmed

The challenges facing Erdogan's new cabinet

After a very tight first round, Turkiye's Erdogan has emerged the clear winner of the presidential election last Sunday. After overcoming the...

31.05.2023 1

Middle East Monitor

Elif Selin Calik

Rewriting history and building community: Abu Dhabi in the Emirati art environment 

Starting this year, Abu Dhabi is building a contemporary art scene tending to the local community, positioning itself as the main taste-maker in...

31.05.2023 1

Middle East Monitor

Naima Morelli

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