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No End in Sight: Trump, Netanyahu and the Expanding Middle East War
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (313+ words) It was clear early in the discussions that the positions of the US and Iran were far apart, as they were prior to the war. Trump has taken a stand on "no nuclear" in any form for the Iran regime…...
Iran: neither war nor a truce will resolve the crisis
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (608+ words) The Iranian crisis is currently at the forefront of major international concerns For the United States, the issue concerns security and strategic stability. For Europe, it raises questions relating to energy, terrorism and the defence of human rights. As for…...
From New York to Brussels: the Sahrawi Movement for Peace's diplomatic breakthrough
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (700+ words) By reaffirming the United States" commitment to a realistic political solution based on the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, Washington is sending a clear message: the era of ideological deadlocks and rigid approaches is now a thing of the past." During his…...
Haitham El Zobaidi, the engineer who reimagined Arab media
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (452+ words) Remembering Zobaidi today is not merely an emotional tribute to a respected figure. It is a serious invitation to reconsider what Arab journalism needs in order to recover and endure in an age in which everything is being tested: identity,…...
Syria maintains trade ban against Israel despite indirect negotiations
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (444+ words) Syria is taking an economic stand against Israel." Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued a new customs decree banning the entry of Israeli goods into Syria, thereby reinforcing the long-standing economic boycott that Damascus has maintained against Israel amid regional…...
Gustavo de Ar'stegui: Geopolitical Analysis of 20 May
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (946+ words) The New York Times revealed on Tuesday that the US and Israeli governments had, from the very outset of the joint military operation launched on 28 February, contemplated the possibility of promoting former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a transitional figure…...
Crimes against humanity
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (227+ words) The organization included the massacre and the allegations in its'Annual Report'for 2024, which clearly and verifiably acknowledged the existence of sexual violence and systematic rapes and identified Hamas as a group credibly implicated in the perpetration of this type of crime,…...
Netanyahu's government begins process to dissolve Parliament ahead of elections
1+ week, 3+ day ago (307+ words) The Israeli government led by the conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tabled a motion to dissolve the national parliament (Knesset) and call early elections following a major crisis between the majority conservative Likud party and the other ultra-Orthodox parties…...
Eurovision: much more than just a contest
1+ week, 3+ day ago (581+ words) With this year's edition, the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 reaches its 70th anniversary, a remarkable milestone for a cultural event that has managed to capture the mass attention of an audience stretching far beyond Europe's borders." Seventy years of history of the…...
Gustavo de Ar'stegui: Geopolitical Analysis for 13 May
1+ week, 4+ day ago (946+ words) This has caused deep concern in Taipei. According to an analysis published by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), China arrives at the summit having successfully resisted Trump's tariffs through strategic control of rare-earth exports, with a position of structural…...