ADVERTISEMENT The last post on the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Middle East Facebook page was published on 17 January. “We are hiring,” it… Read More »Shifting sands: USAID funding cuts sees the Middle East look elsewhere
RIYADH/ABU DHABI/AMMAN/CAIRO – Saudi Arabia is spearheading urgent Arab efforts to develop a plan for Gaza’s future as a counter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s… Read More »Saudis spearhead Arab scramble for alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan
A massive drop in Arab Americans’ support helped cost Kamala Harris the presidency, but there is no guarantee Trump will be better for peace in… Read More »Arab Americans remain fearful and hopeful ahead of Trump’s second term
Since Hamas carried out its deadly attack on October 7 and Israel began retaliatory military operations in Gaza, a parallel war is being fought online.… Read More »‘Pallywood propaganda’: Pro-Israeli accounts online accuse Palestinians of staging their suffering
For Gaza’s two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings,… Read More »The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’
The Ministry of Culture in Lebanon may decide to ban the film “Barbie” after it accused the film of “promoting homosexuality” on Wednesday. Lebanon, normally… Read More »“Barbie” might be banned in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Social networks in Iran have been flooded with compromising footage featuring several known ultra-conservative officials engaging in homosexual activities. While homosexuality is punishable by death… Read More »Sextape scandal reveals the ‘double life’ of Iran’s ultra-conservative authorities
from our special correspondent in Istanbul – Some 5.2 million young Turks will vote for the first time in the May 14 presidential and legislative… Read More »Generation Erdogan: More than 5 million young Turks to vote for the first time
Issued on: 30/03/2023 – 12:16Modified: 30/03/2023 – 12:43 Palestinian human rights lawyer and former diplomat Ghaith al-Omari, a prominent advocate of the two-state solution and… Read More »Situation in Palestinian Territories ‘is completely hopeless if you’re young’
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a crowded street in central Tel Aviv late Thursday, wounding three people before he was shot and killed, Israeli… Read More »Israeli police say three wounded in Tel Aviv shooting
