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Comment: Emile Nakhleh examines how corruption has brought Lebanese society to the brink, and why the international community and its institutions must hastily re-imagine innovative ways for it to survive.
Book Club: Michael Kenney's The Islamic State in Britain: Radicalization and Resilience in an Activist Network uses a social science approach to explain why young Muslims become radicalised.
Do we really need 'women's empowerment'?
Comment: All too often, 'women's empowerment' in the MENA and Gulf represents the neoliberal interests of western institutions and their elite Arab partners, writes Shaikha Al-Hashem.
Israel panics after ICC pledges to investigate 'war crimes'
The foreign ministry sent a classified cable to Israeli ambassadors for them to ask for support around the world against the ICC ruling
Palestinian exile and resistance: There Where You Are Not
Book Club: There Where You Are Not offers an incredible glimpse into the experience of history as a Palestinian, and as the "other".
Syrian regime and Kurdish forces clash after deadly protests
Tensions are rising between Syrian regime and Kurdish forces in northeast Syria.
How Egypt's Sisi intends to survive the Biden era
Comment: Whether Biden will hold Sisi accountable over human rights abuses remains unclear. But one thing is certain: Sisi's Egypt cannot stay ...
UK deplores Israeli settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
The UK has said Israel's settlement construction is 'incompatible' with its declared peace goals.
Indiana elects its first Muslim state senator
Palestinian-American Fady Qaddoura will be the first Muslim to serve in the Indiana Statehouse after winning 52.5 percent of the vote.
Netanyahu lauds Sudan deal, while Palestinians lament
Palestinian leaders strongly condemned the deal, echoing their rejection of Israel's normalisation accords with the UAE and Bahrain signed in ...
Trump says 'five more' Arab nations want Israel normalisation
The US president did not name which five countries were interested in normalising ties with Israel after the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan agreed to ...
US says Sudan to normalise ties with Israel
Palestinian officials have slammed the move as a 'stab in the back'.
Two-decade court battle over West Bank area nears end
Palestinian Bedouins may be forced out of their villagew after a long court battle, with the Israeli military declaring the Masafer Yatta area a ...
Jordan says Israel-UAE deal hinges on future Israel steps
Amman has said the success of Israel's peace accord with the UAE will depend on it ending 'violations of Palestinian rights'.
The modern-day child slaves of Mauritania
Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981, the last country to do so, but the practice remains deeply rooted in society.
The Muslims who saved Liverpool F.C.
Comment: Liverpool wingers Salah and Mane are scoring goals well beyond the football pitch, writes Khaled Beydoun.
#GoalClickRefugees: Football storytelling unites refugees around the world
In partnership with UNHCR, Goal Click Refugees is an initiative that helps people understand one another through their love of ...
Palestinians face uncertainty amid crashing economy and Israeli annexation
Two pressing issues dominate the conversation among Palestinians - a struggling economy and Israel's anticipated annexation.
UN forced to cut Yemen aid despite coronavirus pandemic
Yemenis need aid now more than ever as the coronavirus rips through the country.
Twitter labels Trump tweets 'unsubstantiated' for first time
Trump's tweets violated a recently expanded Twitter policy, according the San Francisco-based company.
Will the Palestinian Authority really cut ties with Israel?
With annexation on the horizon, Mahmoud Abbas has issued a familiar threat. But with an ill-prepared PA and so much at stake, will he really go ...
Mapping China's Health Silk Road in the Middle East
China is using medical diplomacy as a soft power tool in the Middle East.
Erasing Palestinian refugees: Trump and the Nakba at 72
Comment: Seventy-two years after the Nakba, Israel and the United States continue to deny the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their ...
Annexation looms, Democrats' 'opposition' is more feckless than ever
Comment: Though the Democratic Party is currently in no position to halt annexation, it could spell out the ramifications to Israel should ...
Neither side in Libya's civil war can achieve a decisive victory.
Top five stories highlighting the Middle East’s resilience in the face of coronavirus this week
Turkish and Russian troops will patrol a 'security corridor' along the key M4 highway in Idlib.
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