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It is Donald Trump's last official day as President of the United States, and his departure is a good time to look back on his problematic legacy.
As the United States confronts pro-Trump rioters, people have shared images of Black Lives Matter protesters to demonstrate the differences.
'We'll fight tooth and nail': Trump supporters defiant
Trump supporters insisted they would never accept Joe Biden as president as they traveled from near Boston to Washington to protest Congress's expected certification of his White House victory
British-Iranian crooner pays tribute to Soleimani with English-language ballad
The "world has become a total mess" since the killing of Qasem Soleimani last year, singer Hassan Tavakoli opines in the song.
Virus mutes New Year's revelries as 2020 ends
As midnight rolled from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas, the New Year's experience mirrored national responses to the ...
2020: 10 uplifting stories from the Middle East
Marred by the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has been a challenge for all. Here are some stories that provided glimmers of hope.
The New Arab's Most Important Stories from 2020
A retrospective of our coverage of 2020's leading stories
The best books by Arab authors in 2020
Book Club: From fiction to insightful memoirs and social commentary, The New Arab rounds up some of the best books written by Arab authors this ...
Arab protest and erratic statehood: Part I
Comment: Rami Khouri reflects on a decade of Arab uprisings that saw unprecedented protest and the slow birth of a new Arab citizen, but also ...
Biden to pick Buttigieg as transportation chief: reports
It's long been clear that Joe Biden would find some role for Pete Buttigieg in his administration.
Palestinian teen's murder underscores the joint struggle with BLM
Comment: For Palestinians and US communities of colour, racism is the enabler of violence and oppression. We must unite in our resistance to ...
Hamilton says Bahrain letter from prisoner's son 'hit home'
F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said he was moved by a letter from a man on death row in Bahrain and vowed he won't let rights violations 'go ...
Comment: Journalists are right to protest Macron's 'global security bill', but they are collateral damage. The real target is France's ...
Georgia's Muslims mobilise the vote in Senate race battle
In-depth: Georgia's Muslim community is spearheading a grassroots campaign to get voters to the polls ahead of two runoff races which could ...
Biden picks General Austin as first Black Pentagon chief
In 2012 he was put in charge of all Pentagon operations in the Middle East. Then, he led the fight against IS as it captured portions of Iraq ...
Australia's Afghanistan crimes weren't just a 'few bad apples'
Comment: Australians are due a reckoning and must acknowledge that we are a state built on violence, writes Diana B. Sayed, Afghan Australian international human rights lawyer.
Remembering the Detroit Arab Workers strike for Palestine
The Detroit Arab Workers strike won a very important battle in the United Auto Workers divesting from Israeli partners and left a legacy in the ...
The problem with Boris trying to 'save Christmas'
Comment: Boris Johnson's ploy to 'save Christmas' sets a dangerous double standard, and sends a clear message to the UK's minority religious ...
For US progressives, the fight has only just begun
In-depth: Progressives and minority voters helped Biden across the finish line in key swing states. Now they want to make sure their policy ...
Britain's equalities watchdog is missing something crucial: BAME representation
Comment: If the EHRC can't root out racial discrimination under its own roof, asks Taj Ali, what hope is there it will do an effective job at ...
Pandemic redundancies speak volumes about real state of progress
Comment: Precarious and casualised, women of colour face lower pay, under employment, unfair treatment and discrimination at a time when we need ...
Biden won the election... now what?
Comment: America's deep-rooted structural challenges will not go away with the inauguration of President Biden, and correcting these ...
Crowds converge in US cities to celebrate Biden presidency
Crowds of people have emerged on US streets to celebrate Joe Biden's win.
Dark crimes spotlight Iraqi women's mental health epidemic
A mother's shocking crime has sparked an outpouring of anguish in Iraq, but also shows society's poor understanding of mental health issues and ...
Some had travelled from far and wide to be in the US capital on election day.
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