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The European Council suspended some sanctions on Syria to aid recovery during the post-Assad transition, but a liquidity crisis persists.
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In depth: Lorenzo Veracini discusses Israel as a settler-colonial state in the context of its war on Gaza, and how it mirrors global Indigenous struggles.
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Analysis: The interim president and the SDF agreed to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian military, but the deal raises more questions than it answers
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Analysis: The formalisation of the Rapid Support Forces' rival government has deepened fears that Sudan's de facto partition will become permanent.
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Analysis: While PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's historic call raises hopes of ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey, peace is by no means guaranteed.
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In-depth: Since January, Operation Iron Wall has brought unprecedented, Gaza-style violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, paving the way for annexation
Features
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Nowruz, the festival of spring’s arrival, starts today, and Tehran's Tajrish Bazaar is bustling with people preparing for the new year with family and tradition
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With the return of President Donald Trump, we also saw the return of the 'maximum pressure' campaign. The maximum pressure campaign was the hallmark of Trump's Iran foreign policy during his first term, and took the form of a raft of sanctions, which...
The Assad regime has gone. After 14 years of war, and 54 years of one family's rule, Syria is now stepping into a new period of its history. Led by the transitional government of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, Syria will now have to build a new state and...
Lebanon finally has a new president. After an over two year wait, Joseph Aoun was chosen to be the new President of Lebanon, with a healthy majority of the votes in parliament . Aoun, who is also the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces...
A ceasefire has finally been agreed between Israel and Hamas. The news came as a great relief to the people of Gaza, but many questions regarding the deal still remain. This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the details of the ceasefire...
2024 is coming to an end and The New Arab Voice is bringing you our annual round up of the year's biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa. We gathered a host of journalists and editors to look at the conflict, tragedies, confrontations...
2024 is coming to an end and The New Arab Voice is bringing you our annual round up of the year's biggest stories from the Middle East and North Africa. We gathered a host of journalists and editors to look at the conflict, tragedies, confrontations...
President Donald Trump won a resounding mandate at the start of November, and he will return to the White House in January. This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at how a new Trump administration might approach the Middle East, what will...
This week on The New Arab Voice podcast we look at the escalating conflict in Lebanon. In recent months Israeli airstrikes have ramped up, targeting Hezbollah's military stores, infrastructure, and its leadership. Additionally, Israeli troops have...
Women in Afghanistan continue to be suppressed and marginalised by the Taliban government, with a steady stream of new laws and edicts, dictating what they can and can't do. This has alarmed and shocked human rights defenders in Afghanistan, and...
It has been one year since the start of the war in Gaza. What started with an appalling crime was repaid with further crimes and relentless tragedy. This week on The New Arab Voice podcast, on the anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza, we look...
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Post-Assad Syria
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