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Tehran’s pride and precipice

Hours after US President Donald Trump extended the fragile ceasefire indefinitely, Iranian forces seized two merchant vessels and opened fire on a...

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African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages

African governments need to take urgent action on fertiliser shortages

Martin Fregene and Chakib Jenane Food security in Africa could face major disruptions due to continuing uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz. The...

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Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote represents

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine’s local vote represents

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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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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Iraqi attacks on the Gulf states

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Iraq, like Lebanon, was dragged into supporting Iran’s war effort against its will. However, unlike the Lebanese government,...

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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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Israel, Lebanon and the elasticity of ‘security’

In the lexicon of Middle Eastern diplomacy, few words have been stretched as thin — or as often — as “ceasefire.” The recent understandings...

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Why Israel’s wars will not end with Netanyahu

It is tempting to argue that Israel’s new military doctrine is predicated on perpetual war — but the reality is more complex. Not that Israeli...

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The strait, the patient and the Pakistani doctor

Beating the drums of war could summon its return. It could also lead the hawks to offer concessions and ripen the conditions for a settlement. We are...

20.04.2026 20

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Threatening Gulf ports

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed The fighting has not stopped since negotiations in Islamabad came to a halt. US President Donald Trump’s dangerous decision to...

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

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

Faisal Abdulhamid al-Mudahka Amid the continuing escalation in the region, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) pursues a balanced diplomatic policy...

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Gulf security is a red line

Faisal Abdulhamid Al-Mudahka The Arabian Gulf today pursues a balanced diplomatic policy grounded in calls for negotiation and support for political...

17.04.2026 20

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The three clocks of the Iran war

The three clocks of the Iran war

In every conflict, the calendar is as consequential as the cannon. The war that has consumed the Gulf between the United States, Israel and Iran is no...

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Saudi diplomacy seeks to strengthen US-Iran truce

Saudi Arabia is addressing the US–Iranian negotiations, sponsored by Pakistan, with utmost seriousness and meticulous attention. Although not a...

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

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

The Israeli rhetoric about the war on Lebanon is simple. Israel has been fighting with Hezbollah since 1982 – first for 18 years inside Lebanon, and...

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Hezbollah will never choose Lebanon over Iran

Lebanon this week remembered the outbreak of its civil war 51 years ago. If anything, April 13, 2026, ironically looked no different to the days of...

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

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

Sometimes, the “good guys” do wear white hats. The “good guy” I am referring to is the American-born leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo...

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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...

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Iraqi militias: An intractable security dilemma

A diplomatic crisis unfolded this week when Kuwait issued its second formal protest to Iraq’s envoy, followed hours later by Baghdad’s suspension...

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Why the Middle East crisis demands a global health response

Across the Eastern Mediterranean region, escalating armed conflict is dismantling the infrastructure of health. Hospitals are managing surges of...

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Action a must as Gaza doctor faces death in Israeli jail

Israel must immediately release Gazan doctor Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, UN experts stated in unequivocal terms in a statement last week. Safiya had been...

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Iran, ‘Soleimani’s Armies’ and Trump’s coup

US President Donald Trump’s approach differs from those of his predecessors. He has different friendships, rivalries and ways of running wars. He is...

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Pakistan should be empowered to mediate end to Iran war

Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib Israel surprisingly struck close to the Pakistan Embassy in Tehran on Thursday. This was not by chance. The area near the...

30.03.2026 20

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The US-Israeli war on humanity

We are witnessing a war on humanity. This might sound hyperbolic to some, but it should not. What is unfolding across the globe is not a series of...

29.03.2026 30

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ICC states should not ignore judicial experts’ conclusions in Khan’s case

Cuno Tarfusser and Sergey Vasiliev One week ago, several outlets reported on a consequential development in the disciplinary case regarding the...

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Key antiwar states rally for US-Iran talks

As the Gulf Cooperation Council states have become targets of Iran’s retaliatory attacks during the US and Israeli war on Iran, few countries in the...

28.03.2026 20

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How the US and Israel are making the Islamic republic stronger

The United States-Israel war against Iran is usually described in the language of strategy: Deterrence, escalation, military pressure, missile...

28.03.2026 20

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As a Palestinian, I stand in solidarity with the Iranian people. Here’s why

My deepest sympathies lie with the Iranian people, whose hearts are torn in many directions. Many long for freedom and dignity, yet they remain wary...

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The strategic significance of renewable energy

Wars and conflicts are generally analyzed and examined through military, geopolitical and ideological lenses. But we should also look at the energy...

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This energy shock demands a green industrial strategy

The US-Israeli war on Iran has destabilized the entire Middle East, inflicted a massive human and environmental toll and caused one of the biggest oil...

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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz is an international crisis

Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti For more than two weeks now, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted. Several vessels have been...

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The Rohingya repatriation myth: A crisis quietly abandoned

For years, the international community has spoken with reassuring consistency about the eventual return of the Rohingya to Myanmar. Repatriation has...

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Solving the tuberculosis puzzle

Anafi Mataka and Sharonann Lynch The bacteria that cause tuberculosis have been known since 1882 and an effective treatment was developed decades ago....

24.03.2026 40

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The US should end the war asap

United States President Donald Trump’s instincts are correct. He wants to end the current engagement as soon as possible. He is using both a carrot...

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Israel’s displacement of civilians in Lebanon is a possible war crime

Israel’s attacks in Lebanon — and the threat of more to come — have caused more than a million people to flee their homes. This is nearly...

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