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, …
In one of the largest expulsions in modern history, four million Afghans face deportation as Iran launches a mass security crackdown after its war with Israel. Over half a million Afghans have returned from Iran since the start of June, according to the UN migration agency, after Tehran gave undocumented migrants until 6 July …
A six-month window for refugees in Turkey to visit Syria before returning is set to close on July 1. In Kilis, many are preparing to leave, others remain uncertain. KILIS — On a sunny spring morning, three women gathered in the courtyard of Kareemat, a women-led peacebuilding organization in Kilis, a southern …
The new aid plan bypasses the UN and uses private charities and security firms to deliver aid in Gaza, with fears it is a fig leaf to advance mass displacement. The US is establishing a new system relying on private firms to coordinate humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s total blockade continues for …
Following more than five decades of repression under the Assad regime, these artists are seizing the moment of cultural revival. Shireen Atassi, building a new life with her family in Dubai, felt a strong calling to preserve the richness of Syrian art early on in what became Syria’s brutal 13-year civil war. Now, in the …
After Assad’s fall, Syrian civil society is reorganising for an inclusive political transition and to claim a role in rebuilding the nation. Before its collapse, Bashar Al-Assad’s autocratic regime left Syria in ruins, with widespread poverty and deep collective suffering after five decades of oppression and more than 13 years of a devastating civil war. …
The ceasefire in Gaza will reveal the horrifying human cost of Israel’s war as bodies are found under the rubble and the missing are accounted for. After months of failed negotiations to end the deadliest war in the Gaza Strip’s history, the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which took effect on Sunday, brought …