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Comment: In addition to being a security risk, making such generous and unconditional investments in Israel bolsters a delusion of normalcy and furthers the occupation, writes Muhammad Shehada.
Whitehall said Michael Gove's visit to Israel is 'purely Covid-related,'
Scorpion: How Israel is developing France's future defence system
Comment: In utter secrecy, France and Israel are cooperating on the digital warfare of the future, despite competitive tensions on the African arms market, writes Jean Stern.
Libya becomes regional centre for bitcoin mining operation
Libya has been noted as the most prolific miner of bitcoins in the Arab world, thought to be due to cheap electricity.
Super League announcement opens unprecedented conflict in European football
A planned breakaway Super League announced by twelve of European football's most powerful clubs and backed by US investment bank ...
Israel lifts public mask mandate, opens schools
Israel lifts the mask mandatory wear in public spaces and reopens schools as the infection rate dropped after a mass vaccination drive.
UAE provokes anger with 'Independence Day' tweet to Israel
The UAE has congratulated Israel on its independence day, an event marked by Palestinians as the beginning of their displacement from their ...
Israel to scrap outdoor mask mandate from Sunday
Israel announced plans to scrap the mandatory wearing of masks outdoors, citing success in an inoculation drive that has been criticised for ...
Lebanese doctor's drive to curb Covid with sniffer dogs
Dogs are being used to sniff out Covid-19 infections at airports in Dubai, Helsinki and Syndey.
In Lebanon, even vaccine distribution can't escape political bribery
In-depth: With 2022 elections approaching some Lebanese politicians are launching vaccination drives, portraying themselves as singlehandedly ...
JNF moves towards approval for West Bank land purchases
Israel's Jewish National Fund's executive committee has approved a proposal to allow the buying of West Bank lands, leaving just one ...
Veteran ruler Guelleh re-elected Djibouti president for fifth term
73-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has controlled Djibouti with an iron fist since 1999, is set to start a fifth term after winning over 98 ...
For true JCPOA re-entry, Biden must tear down sanctions
Comment: Trump's sanctions will have to go if the Biden administration intends to have any policy success with respect to Iran, write Tyler ...
German firms unveil lavish post-blast Beirut port plan
A plan to rebuild the Beirut port area that was devastated by an explosion has been presented by a German delegation.
Rights group slams 'racist and illegal' Israeli undercover unit
The new undercover police unit targeting Palestinian communities in Israel is "illegal" and must be disbanded, Adalah says.
Foreign lenders cut ties with Lebanon as crisis deepens
The severed relationship between Banque du Liban and foreign correspondent banks will make it tough for Lebanon to transfer foreign payments and purchase basic goods from abroad.
Polls open in Djibouti as Guelleh seeks fifth term
Some 215,000 citizens are registered to vote in the ballot pitting Guelleh, 73, against a little-known businessman widely seen to pose little ...
The future of learning Arabic in MENA post-pandemic
Sarah Markiewicz unravels the beloved diversity of learning Arabic, its regional varieties, and how recent events in the region have thrust ...
Biden resumes Palestinian aid, urges two-state solution
US President Joe Biden restored aid to the Palestinians to a tune of $235 million, as he promised to press for a two-state solution.
Covid-19: A year of repression in the Middle East
In-depth: Amnesty International's annual report for 2020/21 reveals the scope of the abuses Middle Eastern governments perpetrated while the ...
Why Baghdad's new visa system could emulate Kurdistan's success
In-depth: Baghdad once sought to abolish the KRG's comparably liberal visa system. Now, new reforms will make it easier for foreign visitors to ...
Lebanon vaccine rollout neglects refugees, migrants: HRW
Lebanon's coronavirus vaccine rollout is at risk of marginalising refugees and migrant workers.
Palestinians approve 36 groups to run in May vote
36 candidate lists, from the dominant factions to individuals and popular figures, have been approved for the Palestinian legislative elections ...
Iraq parliament approves 2021 budget
Iraq's 2021 budget was revealed by authorities on Thursday.
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