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Comment: To mark 20 years since the Second Intifada, Maher al-Charif takes a look back at the 1940 general strike and armed rebellion, and the First Intifada of 1987.
Comment: If Biden does not acknowledge the failures of the past, and tasks his team with reinstating the status quo, a better result can hardly be expected, writes James Snell.
BDS win: Columbia University votes to boycott Israeli companies
Columbia University has become the latest institution to stand with Palestine on Tuesday after voting to divest from companies that do business in Israel.
Trump, Biden head into first debate for presidency
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will meet in Cleveland on Tuesday for the first of three televised debates.
A year after unprecedented Iraq protests, what has changed?
The nationwide demonstrations which broke out on October 1, 2019 spiralled into a decentralised movement slamming unemployment, poor public ...
Qatar boldly defends Arab Peace Initiative at UN
Comment: Qatar has reiterated its steadfast commitment to the Arab Peace Initiative, despite Washington's push for normalisation, writes Giorgio Cafiero.
Biden says Trump using Supreme Court to 'eliminate' Obamacare
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of rushing to install a new Supreme Court justice to eliminate Obamacare in the ...
Palestinians losing hope two decades on from second intifada
Two decades after the second Palestinian intifada began, a new generation has grown up while hopes for a Palestinian state and freedom from ...
Prominent Emirati writer banned from travelling over anti-normalisation stance
Veteran poetess Dhabiya Khamis Al-Muhairi took to social media on Saturday urging immediate assistance from human rights organisations after she ...
Donald Trump names conservative to US Supreme Court
Barrett is a Conservative, and Trump's appointment brings the court closer to the right.
Rouhani condemns US for 'crimes' against Iran
People should blame Washington for the "crimes and pressure" facing Iran, Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday.
UAE to promote Dubai as 'hub for Israeli businesses'
A Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] was signed between the state-owned Dubai Free Zone Authority [DAFZA] and the Federation of Israeli Chambers ...
Anti-Qatar lobby erodes US press freedom with AJ+ ruling
Comment: Forcing AJ+ to register as a foreign agent raises serious questions about foreign influence on US politics, and is a worrying attack on ...
Turkey blasts Pelosi's 'ignorance' about democracy
Turkey was offended after US Democrat Nancy Pelosi implied Turkey is a dictatorship.
An open letter to my motherland, Libya
Comment: Fatima Kried writes a plea for a more inclusive Libya.
Pentagon vows to help Israel keep military superiority
The question of whether the United States will sell the advanced F-35 fighters to the UAE cast a cloud over the UAE-Israel deal.
Egyptian journalist quits Emirati column in protest at normalisation
Prominent Egyptian journalist Jalal Aref decided to stop writing in Emirati newspaper Al-Bayan after the UAE normalised relations with Israel ...
Israel's Netanyahu brings his dirty laundry to White House
The Israeli premier and his wife have reportedly engaged in the strange habit for years.
China running hundreds of detention centres in Xinjiang
The number of detention centres in China's Xinjiang province is around 40 percent greater than previous estimates, researchers have found.
Next normalisation deal 'coming in next day or two'
A third normalisation deal between Israel and a yet unnamed Arab state could be made public in the coming days, Ambassador Kelly Craft has said
Comment: Biden must prove his credentials counteracting Islamophobia within his own party, but also as a president who can confront a global ...
Netanyahu aides fined for violating quarantine after Washington trip
Two Israeli officials were spotted filming anti-Netanyahu protesters at a time they were supposed to be in quarantine after returning from the ...
US House votes to ban Xinjiang imports, angering China
The US House of Representatives voted to ban imports from China's Xinjiang region over reports of forced Uighur labour.
Bahrain, Israel mull direct telephone lines after normalisation agreement
Israel and Bahrain are looking to cooperate on direct telecoms links despite local opposition.
A Sudanese delegation is in the UAE for talks with US officials.
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