The New Arab Staff

Ibtisam Azem

Ibtisam Azem

Antonio Guterres answers questions on Israel's attack on Qatar, the creation of a Palestinian State, and the Gaza genocide designation, among others.

21 September, 2025

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil recounts to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed his ordeal during Trump crackdown and detention for supporting Palestine and what comes next

14 July, 2025

Jordanian FM Ayman Safadi made the comments after a ministerial meeting on support for UNRWA which highlighted the body's life-saving role for Palestinians.

27 September, 2024

This month, Slovenia, which recently recognised Palestine and supports an arms embargo against Israel, is chairing the United Nations Security Council.

25 September, 2024

In–depth: The former High Commissioner for the UN Human Rights Council spoke to The New Arab about investigating the illegality of Israel's occupation, double standards in international law, and her experiences fighting South African apartheid.

21 December, 2022

In-depth: The fate of the forcibly disappeared is one of the war's greatest tragedies. Syrian families are now calling for a UN-backed mechanism to track their missing relatives as soon as possible.

29 November, 2022

In-depth: The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, speaks to The New Arab about UNRWA's work, funding challenges, hopes, and the role that Arab countries should play.

18 October, 2022

US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke to The New Arab about the US position on Ukraine, the Iran nuclear deal, Israel’s occupation and violence in East Jerusalem, Yemen's ceasefire and Libya.

22 April, 2022

In-depth: In this exclusive interview, Kenneth Roth shares the findings from Human Rights Watch's 32nd annual World Report, and discusses the challenges posed by human rights violations and threats to democracy in the MENA region and beyond.

28 January, 2022

In-depth: Israel will not end its occupation of Palestine as long as the international community doesn’t hold it accountable, says UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Michael Lynk.

14 January, 2022