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The UN General Assembly session will take place next Tuesday- as Egypt and Mauritania invoke UN Resolution 377 ‘Uniting for Peace’ to call for an urgent meeting

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Analysis: Jordan's relationship with Israel is in unchartered territory. While many experts doubt that Amman would abrogate its peace treaty any time soon, the possibility of it happening cannot be completely ruled out.
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Analysis: With nearly the entire Palestinian population of Gaza concentrated in the south, the next phase of Israel's war will create an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.
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In-depth: Germany's crackdown on pro-Palestine solidarity since 7 October has had a wide impact on civil society. In Berlin, anti-Zionist Jews have been arrested and fired for criticising Israel and its war on Gaza, but they refuse to yield.
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In-depth: Incendiary language of extermination, ethnic cleansing, and the wholesale destruction of Gaza, including with nuclear weapons, has become part of mainstream discourse in Israel during the war.
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In-depth: Israel's war on Gaza has seen one of the most intense air campaigns since World War Two, razing entire neighbourhoods to the ground, killing thousands, and causing damage that could take decades to repair.
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In-depth: While some Palestinian prisoners have been freed from Israeli jails as part of the Israel-Hamas truce deal, thousands more remain behind bars unlawfully - and their number is growing.
Ben-Gvir associate, settlers intimidate Jerusalem Armenians

After the Armenian Patriarchate requested to cancel a land lease, Danny Rothman, the man behind the deal, was seen next to armed settlers in Jerusalem’s...

Spyware brokers and Lebanon’s surveillance state

In 2015 leaked emails revealed Lebanon's likely purchase of spyware that could be used in illicit surveillance. The New Arab raises questions about ongoing...

Israel misinformation behind “Hamas beheading babies” claim

Circumstances around press visit into Kfar Aza kibbutz caused unsubstantiated claim of beheading of babies to go viral. Israel took advantage of misinformation...

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The Hamas attack of 7 October shook Israel to its core. It was a horrifying day that left at least 1,200 people dead, saw hundreds taken hostage, and a country deeply traumatised. Israel responded with a deadly barrage of airstrikes and bombardment...
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The ceasefire in Gaza didn’t last, but seven days without experiencing intense Israeli bombardments is certainly welcome. During the seven days when the worst of the violence was stopped, aid was able to get to the desperate people of Gaza, but...
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The death toll from the conflict in Gaza passed 14,000 this week. With a ceasefire starting on Friday evening, international diplomacy is happening, but so is the conflict. The recent four-day ceasefire and prisoner swap was negotiated by Qatar and...
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Violence in Gaza has continued to intensify. The death toll passed the grim milestone this week, with over 10,000 now killed. In addition to the ongoing violence in Gaza, the West Bank is also seeing an increased level of attacks by Israeli settlers...
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The Israeli bombardment of the people of Gaza has unleashed horrors. Thousands have been killed, including thousands of children. There’s no end in sight, and Israel does not look like it will step away from its path. The past 27 days in Gaza have...
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The attack by Hamas on 7 October has changed the region and the world in ways that are still yet to be completely understood. In response to the attack, which killed over 1,400 Israelis, and took 200 hostage, Israel has unleashed a brutal and...
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The residents of the Libyan city of Derna are sadly no strangers to tragedy. They have seen war and violent militant groups ravage their town. But the recent environmental disaster that struck was a new terrifying horror. In the early hours of 11...
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Talk of normalisation between Saudi Arabia and Israel is hotting up. Israel signed the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco in 2020, and were deemed to be a major development in the region. Israel is now looking to Saudi Arabia for a...
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It's been a year since Mahsa Amini was killed. She was taken from the streets by Iran's morality police in September 2022, they beat her mercilessly, resulting in the young women falling into a coma, and later dying. The protests against her killing...
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Protests are back in Syria. Twelve years since the start of the uprisings against the Assad regime, Syrians are still protesting. In the southern province of Suweida huge protests have erupted, in part, fuelled by the continuing fall in living...
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