A project focused on bubble play for children aims to bring some happiness to those living through Israel’s genocide The Global Sumud Flotilla, which was attacked by Israeli forces on 18 May as it attempted to relieve the blockade of Gaza, was carrying an array of humanitarian aid. Onboard could be found food, water, …
Israel’s new settlement expansion around Jenin will encircle the Palestinian city, fragmenting the northern West Bank to consolidate control Earlier in April, Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. It was the largest single announcement on record, bringing the total number of Israeli settlements okayed by the current …
Israeli army raids, biometric data collection, and weekly arrests are normalising a military administration in Syria’s southwest that resembles the West Bank Israeli troops have carried out several cross-border operations in the south of Syria in recent weeks, invading villages, raiding homes, and detaining civilians. While some detainees were later released, others were taken …
From metabolic health to hormones, clinicians say the region’s shift towards packaged convenience is showing up first in women’s bodies. Over the past decade, diets across the Middle East – particularly in the Gulf – have shifted rapidly, moving away from home-cooked meals towards fast and processed food, and packaged convenience. Urbanisation, longer workdays …
The UAE and Qatar are developing national genome programmes to improve disease prevention, enable early diagnosis, and deliver personalised treatment plans Over the past decade, genome sequencing has become faster, cheaper and more accessible, just as the Gulf faces a rising burden of genetic and chronic diseases that traditional healthcare systems struggle …
“Raised fists, flowing scarves and bold female figures,” Rouzbehani says. “All these elements reflect the movement’s core spirit: autonomy, resistance and hope.” The 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests erupted in Iran following the shocking death of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, in police custody. Like many Iranians in the diaspora, illustrator Roshi Rouzbehani was filled with …
Fears are mounting that Gaza’s new patchwork of different zones, separated by a Yellow Line, could harden into a permanent partition of the territory Last week, the UN Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, effectively installing American supervision over the Palestinian territory’s postwar future. The resolution, which mandated a transitional …
As the Gaza ceasefire tentatively holds, there is renewed attention on Marwan Barghouti, the most high-profile Palestinian prisoner held by Israel, and what his fate could mean for Palestine’s political future. Although his name topped Hamas’s list of prominent detainees during the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, the jailed political leader was notably excluded from the …
Trump’s unpredictability and high tariffs could make it essential for Middle Eastern countries to diversify their markets and decrease reliance on the US In April, US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs as part of his broader push to overhaul a global trading system he claims treats the United States unfairly and address America’s …
The recent urban battle in the Sudanese army’s stronghold in Western Darfur shows how control of El Fasher has become a critical objective in Sudan’s civil war Sudan’s armed forces (SAF), allied with the Joint Forces, recaptured several positions in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, over a week ago, …