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Israel's separation wall. Getty Images

Some takeaways from this year’s Nakba anniversary

The two-state solution is becoming a distant dream and the Oslo Peace Accords, which launched the peace process in 1993 to establish a Palestinian state, are barely remembered.

Ahmed Maher 15 May 2023
Ongoing and systematic policies aimed at subjugating and dispersing the Palestinian people continue to this day. Nesma Moharam

The Palestinian Nakba did not end in 1948

The Nakba should be understood as an ever-present reality rather than a historical event that ended in 1948

Nour Bader 15 May 2023
There are myths, misunderstandings and failings in the story of the fate of Palestine from 1948. Pushing an outdated narrative does more harm than good. Barbara Gibson

75 years later, unpacking the Palestinian Nakba still difficult

The ramifications of the events of 1948 are still being felt and are still doing harm. Narratives about what happened vary, but anger runs deep.

Majed Kayali 14 May 2023
Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza City, on May 10, 2023. AFP

Why Gaza’s missile wars have their limits

It is time for clearer political leadership to address the long cycle of 'wars between wars' and how the brave sacrifice of the Palestinian people can achieve better outcomes

Majed Kayali 13 May 2023
A Palestinian artist paints a mural at the Yarmuk refugee camp in the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on November 2, 2022. AFP

How Palestinian refugee camps became a gathering place for dreamers

Typically, refugees of war return home in peacetime. This didn't happen for the Palestinians who have been in exile since 1948. Their temporary shelter has become their seemingly permanent abode.

Sameer Al-zapen 13 May 2023

Palestinians absent from their own cause

The bleak situation in Palestine cannot solely be attributed to Israeli colonial policies, US support, or Arab inaction. The Palestinians have also played their part in perpetuating the situation

Asaad Ghanem 12 May 2023
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows missiles flying into the sky near international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. AP

Is Israel on ‘red alert’ yet?

Israel has been increasingly lethal, surgical, consistent, bold, and transparent in its military attacks on Syria

Bilal Saab 21 April 2023
Protesters with placards of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu with Hebrew slogan 'We will not forget, we will not forgive' during a march against government's justice system reform plans in Tel Aviv, Israel, 25 March 2023. EPA

Are Israeli protests really about democracy?

Netanyahu's attempt to curb Supreme Court powers and the ensuing backlash by Israelis is a microcosm of the larger picture of Israel's inherent contradictions

Majed Kayali 15 April 2023
It’s the first time that a former US president will stand trial for criminal conduct Dave Murray

Trump indictment adds to long list of prosecuted world leaders

Not all prosecutions led to prison time for former heads of state, with some continuing their political careers

Sami Moubayed 05 April 2023
Prose penned by Palestine's national poet has been used repeatedly since his death but commentators say this endangers its original purpose. NICOLA_FERRARESE

Claiming and reclaiming Mahmoud Darwish

Prose penned by Palestine's national poet has been used repeatedly since his death but commentators say this endangers its original purpose

Shadi Alaa Aldin 17 March 2023
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US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
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Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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