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Nick McAlpin

McAlpin

Nick is a journalist who has worked at The New Arab since March 2021. He holds a master's degree in social anthropology and a BA in French and Arabic. He lived in Jordan for a year during his undergraduate studies. Nick started his journalism career as a freelancer in 2019.

 

Areas of focus: Palestine, UK politics, media, religion

 

Follow him on X: @NickGMcAlpin

Henrik Urdal, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, has announced his unofficial 2024 Nobel Peace Prize shortlist. He included UNRWA and the ICJ.

07 February, 2024

Abdullah Hammoud – the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan in the US – said on Saturday that police would 'ramp up' their presence 'across all places of worship'.

05 February, 2024

Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the UK's House of Commons, announced on Thursday that the anti-boycott bill's third reading would take place in January.

14 December, 2023

Some people have suggested using UN General Assembly Resolution 377 to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza. But what is Resolution 377 and is this really possible?

11 December, 2023

Mesh, a doctor in Britain's NHS public health system, said he believed he could speak on behalf of 'a lot of healthcare workers who feel tired of mourning the loss of thousands and thousands of lives'.

08 December, 2023

Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post has faced criticism after it removed an article claiming a Palestinian baby was a doll without fully admitting to this.

05 December, 2023

A Cairo peace summit ended without countries agreeing a joint statement, but Egypt's presidency published a release saying the war in Gaza had 'revealed a shortcoming in the values of the international community in addressing crises'.

22 October, 2023

Experts have expressed doubt after Israel released a recording allegedly featuring two Hamas operatives discussing Palestinian Islamic Jihad's potential responsibility for the al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital massacre.

20 October, 2023

Palestinians in Gaza have been told to head south of Wadi Gaza, a valley that cuts across the strip, and there are fears that Israel is trying to ethnically cleanse them.

13 October, 2023

Two medics were killed after health ministry ambulances were hit by an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza on Saturday, Palestine Red Crescent Society spokesperson Nebal Farsakh said.

08 October, 2023