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Ethnic Rohingya women and children sit on the floor upon arrival at a temporary shelter after their boat landed in Pidie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. A second group in two days of weak and exhausted Rohingya Muslims landed on a beach in Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh on Monday after weeks at sea, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)

UN Agency Probes Origin of Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia

A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this week, and warned Tuesday that there will likely be more. …

AP 27 December 2022
Syrian refugees sit near an informal camp, in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Syrian Refugees Cling On in Turkey, Lebanon As Fears Over Coerced Returns Grow

The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central Bekaa Valley said they would sign up. Rights…

24 October 2022
People line up to get water at the well in outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia’s War in Ukraine and the Growing Humanitarian Crisis

It’s been two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has only intensified since the initial bombing began on February 24, after President Putin announced his “special military operation” in…

Maia Otarashvili 11 March 2022
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provides aid to Yemeni people

Saudi Arabia Confronts Houthi Terrorism with Humanitarian Aid

The humanitarian role played by Saudi Arabia in supporting Yemeni people since 2011 is not limited to the last decade that witnessed widespread chaos in the region, including Yemen. Historically,…

Ahmed Taher 14 January 2022
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American Book: Children of the Refugees

American media reports about the initial arrival of more than a hundred thousand Afghan refugees, and the expectations that the number might rise to a quarter-million, or a million, generated a…

Mohammad Ali Salih 17 September 2021
Food distribution in Syrian refugee from Uk charity Proactive Support in informal settlements in Makni refugee camp on August 21 2020 , Lebanon (Photo by Vassilis Poularikas/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Syrian Refugees’ Woes Under Lebanese Crisis

In various places in the Lebanese capital Beirut, you can come across Syrian refugees who work in many sectors such as tourism, construction, and other professions. Some of them also resume their…

Jiwan Soz 30 July 2021
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In this image, taken from a video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on 21 May 2026, a Russian navy seaman takes part in drills of Russia's nuclear forces. Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP
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Russia’s timely reminder of its vast nuclear arsenal

03 June 2026

Military exercises in Belarus at an unusual time of year seem designed in part to make Moscow's adversaries think twice

Khattar Abu Diab
Opinion

Has Trump's patience with Netanyahu run out?

04 June 2026

The Israeli leader's intransigence is proving deeply problematic for the White House, so much so that Trump swore at him on a recent phone call

Con Coughlin
Units of Moqtada Sadr's militia parade with his photo down a main street of the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City June 21, 2014, in Eastern Baghdad. Washington Post
Politics

Sadr once again dismantles his armed militia. Why now?

03 June 2026

The decision to dismantle the Peace Brigades may herald a new stage in the Iraqi state's trajectory, or it could just be a shrewd recalibration to disorient friend and foe alike

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Adrián Astorgano
Business & Economy

Why people flock to the dollar when local currencies collapse

05 June 2026

An estimated 60% of all US banknotes in circulation are held outside the United States. In many parts of the world, the dollar is effectively the unofficial local currency. Al Majalla explains why.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A Royal Caribbean cruise sails into the Havana harbour on 6 May 2019, after the activation of Chapter III of the Helms-Burton Act, which sought to intensify the US blockade against Cuba. YAMIL LAGE / AFP
Politics

Cuba, lawfare, and Trump’s Venezuela temptation

02 June 2026

A new American legal ruling turns the screw on the Caribbean island nation by increasing the risks companies face by continuing to make money there. This is all part of the plan.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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