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What began as a quiet divergence between Saudi Arabia and the UAE now risks escalating into an overt struggle for dominance across the Horn of Africa
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Syria's oil fields in the northeast have returned to the state from the SDF, but the recovery of the country's energy sector will take time, energy, and money
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One year after it formed, the new technocratic government faces mounting challenges as it struggles to disarm Hezbollah and implement economic reforms
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The killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi will further entrench Libya's fractured status quo, deepening the conviction that the 'New Libya' is a failed experiment
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Whether through intensified repression, internal political restructuring, or foreign intervention, Iran is heading towards an inevitable transformation
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Maliki's potential return to power highlights both Iraq's entrenched political complexities and the wider power struggles shaping the Middle East
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We speak to Abdul Elenani about how his NYC restaurants transformed Palestinian cuisine into a platform for culture, solidarity & storytelling beyond the plate
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A little over a year from the start of the new government in Syria, violence returned to Aleppo. In January, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the forces of the interim Syrian government clashed in the Aleppo areas of Sheikh Maqsoud...
As 2025 was coming to a close, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen decided they had one last roll of the dice to make. At the start of December, the STC launched a military operation to seize the eastern governorates of Yemen. They...
The year is drawing to a close, which means its time for The New Arab Voice's annual review of year. To guide us through the tangled mess of the past 12 months, we're joined by The New Arab's Managing Editor Karim Traboulsi (@Kareemios), and...
For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters. We uncovered how Maltese hunters, frustrated by local laws, were travelling to Egypt to slaughter migratory birds in vast...
For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters. We uncovered how Maltese hunters, frustrated by local laws, were travelling to Egypt to slaughter migratory birds in vast...
It has been annus horribilis for Hezbollah. They were struck by a deadly pager attack, Israel launched a devastating air and ground campaign against the group, and their long-time leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The war left Hezbollah...
This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, we look at the recent decision by Western nations to recognise the State of Palestine. It came as a surprise to many, although it remains to be seen what it actual means for Palestinians. Either way, it...
This week on The New Arab Voice, we look at the recent ceasefire agreement between the PKK and the Turkish state. The Kurdistan’s Worker’s Party (PKK) and the Turkish state have been in a state of conflict since 1984. The conflict has killed over 35...
This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the state of the war in Sudan. It’s been declared the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with hunger, disease and displacement rife. Yet the fighting surges on with reports of atrocities in the...
This week, we look at the recent Israeli surprise attack, and the Iranian response that rained down on Israeli cities. The war started on 13 June with surprise attack launched by Israel, attacking high profile military and nuclear figures, as well as...
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Post-Assad Syria