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Egyptian army special forces soldiers deploy near the gate of the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in eastern North Sinai province on 20 October 2023. KEROLOS SALAH / AFP

Egypt's participation in Gaza 'stabilisation force' comes with risk

While the decision to contribute forces to the ISF sends a strong signal about its commitment to stability, there are also huge challenges

Amr Emam 15 June 2026
Lina Jaradat

How art therapy helps Gaza's children process trauma

After almost three years of brutal war, fear and anxiety grip most kids in the Strip. But these artists are offering them a creative outlet to cope.

Houssam Marouf 09 June 2026
The rebuilding of Gaza looks likely to begin in a piecemeal fashion, but something is better than nothing. Lina Jaradat

US partial Gaza rebuild could prove a high-stakes gamble

A move towards reconstruction and governance in areas not controlled by Hamas was not the plan but is arguably better than nothing. At least it gives Gazans some hope.

Amr Emam 27 May 2026
The funeral procession for Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a military commander of the Qassam Brigades, along with his wife and daughter, took place in Gaza City on 16 May 2026. AFP

Hamas disarmament no more likely after commander killed

Israel's recent assassination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad will do little to sway the group's decision to stick to its guns, which it views as a 'sacred right' and a defence against Israeli-armed gangs

Salem Al Rayyes 19 May 2026
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin 18 May 2026
The displaced Palestinian Abu Mustafa family sits together as they break the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast during Iftar in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 26 February 2026. Photo by EYAD BABA / AFP

Ramadan in Gaza: food scarcity compounds suffering

The iftar table, if it still exists, no longer represents joy, but anxiety and scarcity

Hala Al-Naji 05 March 2026
US President Donald Trump holds up a Memorandum of Understanding during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on 19 February 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla / AFP

The dangers of placing Sudan under the Board of Peace's remit

The transfer of sovereign decision-making to external management structures would inevitably cater to the interests of contributors rather than the Sudanese people

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 23 February 2026
Palestinian youth retrieve books from the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town city of Rafah southern Gaza Strip on 24 January 2024. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

Gaza in ruin: lost deeds muddle proof of ownership

As reconstruction looms, Gaza's Palestinians find themselves unable to prove who they are or what they own, their identity cards and title deeds lost beneath the rubble of war

Salem Al Rayyes 21 February 2026
Ambulances wait in line at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, in northeastern Egypt on the first day of the evacuation of some 50 Palestinian, at the Rafah crossing on 2 February 2026. AFP

The Rafah crossing is open, but so is the battle for Gaza

Israel wants Palestinians to leave the Strip as part of its 'depopulation and resettlement' strategy, but Egypt is fighting to give them the option to return to their homeland

Amr Emam 04 February 2026
Palestinian artists paint a mural depicting the "Global Resilience Flotilla" in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on 3 October 2025. BASHAR TALEB / AFP

Fleeing Gaza: artists open up about survivors' guilt

Some who escaped the genocide say they are tormented by feelings of betrayal as they watch the continuous suffering of their people back home

Houssam Marouf 03 February 2026
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23 June 2026

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US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

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The World Cup is helping boost the Arab hospitality sector

26 June 2026

Owing to time-zone differences, the tournament is creating a new spending cycle for cafés and restaurants in Arab cities

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Umberto Eco's 'Inventing the Enemy' as relevant as ever

22 June 2026

A forgotten lecture by the renowned Italian writer at the University of Bologna in 2008 traced the history of hatred through language, myth, and imagination, all of which still apply today

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